sǔn

bamboo shoots

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
⺮ meaning component

  Meaning component

zhú

  

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of .

尹 sound component

  Sound component

yǐn

  

govern

Evolution

笋 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
笋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
笋 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
笋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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sǔn

bamboo shoot; joint; tendon

Most common words with 笋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

芦笋

asparagus

bamboo shoot

竹笋

bamboo shoot

雨后春笋

many new things emerge in rapid succession

莴笋

celtuce