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{{also|ケ}}
{{character info}}
{{character info|⽵}}
==Translingual==
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===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=118|rad=竹|as=00|sn=6|four=88220|canj=H|ids=⿰亇亇}}

# {{mul-kangxi radical-def}}

====Derived characters====
* [[Appendix:Chinese radical/竹]]
* {{l|mul|[[𪠿]], [[𬳕]], [[𢎉]], [[𫇸]]}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0877.010|dkj=25841|dj=1305.040|hdz=52947.010|uh=7AF9|ud=31481|bh=A6CB|bd=42699}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etyl}}
{{zh-wp|zh|yue|nan:tek|wuu}}
{{liushu|p}} – two bamboo stalks, with leaves. Earlier forms resembled [[个]] + [[个]], current form resembles rather [[ケ]] + [[ケ]], or [[亇]] + [[亇]].

===Etymology===
Compare {{cog|tai-pro|*b.twuːkᴰ||bamboo strip for tying or weaving}}, whence {{cog|th|ตอก||bamboo strip}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=zhú
|m-s=zu2
|m-x=bvǔ
|m-nj=zhůq
|dg=җў1
|c=zuk1
|c-dg=zok7
|c-t=zuuk2
|c-yj=zuk3
|g=zuh6
|h=pfs=chuk;hrs=h:zhug;gd=zug5;ct=zhu2
|j=zueh4
|mb=dṳ̆
|md=dé̤ṳk
|mn=xm,zz,na,yc,ct,tw,sg:tek/qz,jj,ha:tiak/ml,jj,na,ha,yc,zp,ly,tw:tiok
|mn_note=tek/tiak - vernacular; tiok - literary
|mn-t=dêg4
|mn-l=dib4/zog4
|mn-l_note=dib4 - vernacular; zog4 - literary
|px=pt:doeh6/xy:dyeh6
|sp=zoek2
|w=sh,jd,sj,cs,cm,sz,ks,yx,cz,jx,tx,hn,hy,dq,hz,sx,cx,nb,zs:7tsoq;jj,xs:7cioq
|w-j=7cioq
|x=zhou6
|x-l=jiou2
|x-h=jiu6/zu6
|x-h_note=jiu6 - vernacular; zu6 - literary
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=
|cat=n,pn
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{zh-div|亞科}} [[bamboo]] {{zh-mw|枝|m:棵|m:根|c:轆}}
#: {{zh-x|竹子{zi}|bamboo}}
# {{lb|zh|musical instrument}} [[musical instrument]] made of bamboo
# {{surname|zh}}: [[Zhu]]

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial|竹子}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|竹板|竹板書|竹編|竹帛|竹材|竹床|竹雕|竹筏|竹竿|竹竿兒|竹簡|竹節|竹刻|竹籃|竹籃打水一場空|竹樓|竹馬|竹馬兒|竹排|竹器|竹筍|竹筒倒豆子|竹葉青|竹紙|竹子|竹字頭|孫竹|彈絲品竹|垂名竹帛|平安竹報|修竹|慈竹|勢如劈竹|勢如破竹|功垂竹帛|哭竹|大麻竹|急竹繁絲|報竹平安|名垂竹帛|孤竹君|孤竹|南竹|孟宗竹|夾竹桃|吹竹|囫圇竹|哀絲豪竹|哭竹棒|品竹調絲|品竹調弦|品竹彈絲|兔毫竹管|毛竹|松竹|湘妃竹|破竹建瓴|棲梧食竹|武昌剩竹|湘竹|批頭竹片|烏竹|炮竹紅|斑竹|文竹|湘江竹|桃竹|班竹|泥塞竹管|空竹|淡竹|碧竹|破竹之勢|破竹|敲竹槓|石竹|放爆竹|成竹在胸|扶竹|爆竹|淚竹|炮竹|江南竹|打竹舞|桂竹|桂竹香|東南竹箭|新竹|抖空竹|竹布|竹黃|篛竹|竹節蓼|竹管開花|竹簾|竹頭木屑|竹琴|腐竹|竹溪六逸|竹節蟲|竹影|竹苞松茂|竹筴魚|竹蓆|紫竹|麻竹筍|竹笛|竹馬之友|竹陀螺|竹素園|竹籠|竹書紀年|篣竹|竹簍|竹肉|竹筒|竹筒飯|篁竹|蘆竹|竹批兒|茂林深竹|竹孫|竹簡文|墨竹|胸有成竹|竹萌|竹節鞭|箭竹|竹素|竹馬之好|竹林七賢|竹夾膝|路竹|竹篾|麻竹|竹笠|絲竹樂|竹杖成龍|竹地雷|鳳凰竹|竹蜻蛉|翠竹|竹蜻蜓|萊公竹|綠竹|蘄竹|觀音竹|觀音棕竹|竹籬茅舍|絲竹|竹刑|竹竿舞|跑竹馬|青梅竹馬|竹林|竹節書|竹枝詞|竹取物語|竹篦|竹林之游|竹姬|金石絲竹|竹槓|絲竹管絃|銀竹|竹夫人|道袍竹冠|竹葉鰱|竹板歌|綠竹筍|竹籬|竹工|調絃品竹|竹書|青竹絲|竹輿|竹芋|罄竹難書|竹茹|竹扇|調絲品竹|苦竹|竹雞|竹葉|竹報平安|斑竹壋|大竹|竹林橋|竹山|竹溪//竹谿|茂林修竹|竹坪|雙竹|竹賢|竹園|竹田|竹崎|義竹|竹塘|黃竹山|竹棑<tr:tek-pâi>|竹南|竹北|竹東|竹圍|歹竹出好筍|竹塹|黃竹|合竹|竹里真|竹嶼|竹刀}}

{{C|zh|Bamboos}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=1|rs=竹00}}

# [[bamboo]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=ちく
|kanon=ちく
|toon=しつ
|kun=たけ-
|nanori=たか
}}

====Compounds====
{{top3}}
* {{ja-r|竹冠|たけかんむり}}
* {{ja-r|竹%簡|ちく%かん}}
* {{ja-r|竹%林|ちく%りん}}
* {{ja-r|寒忌竹|かんきちく}}
* {{ja-r|黒竹|くろちく}}
* {{ja-r|糸%竹|し%ちく}}
* {{ja-r|竹刀|しない}}
* {{ja-r|松%竹%梅|しょう%ちく%ばい}}: An [[arrangement]] of [[pine]] ({{ja-r|松|まつ}}), [[bamboo]] ({{ja-r|竹|たけ}}), and [[plum]] [[blossom]] ({{ja-r|梅|うめ}})
* {{ja-r|石竹|せきちく}}
* {{ja-r|葮竹|だんちく|rom=-}}, {{ja-r|暖竹|だんちく}}
* {{ja-r|淡%竹|は%ちく}} [[henon bamboo]], a [[form]] of {{taxfmt|Phyllostachys nigra|species}} ([[black bamboo]])
* {{ja-r|破竹|はちく}}
* {{ja-r|爆竹|ばくちく}}
* {{ja-r|鳳凰竹|ほうおうちく}}
* {{ja-r|蓬莱竹|ほうらいちく}}
* {{ja-r|孟%宗%竹|もう%そう%ちく}} [[moso bamboo]], {{taxlink|Phyllostachys pubescens|species}}
* {{ja-r|緑%竹|りょく%ちく}}: [[lush]] green [[bamboo]]
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===Etymology===
{{ja-kanjitab|たけ|yomi=k}}

From {{inh|ja|ojp|sort=たけ|-}}, from {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|sort=たけ|*takai}}.

Theories on derivation include:<ref name="Nipponica">{{R:Nipponica|たけ}}</ref><ref name="KDJ2O"/>
* From {{m|ja|長生|tr=takeou}} or {{m|ja|高生|tr=takahae}}, in reference to the speed at which bamboo grows.
* Cognate with {{m|ja|高|tr=taka}}, {{m|ja|長|tr=take}}, {{m|ja|丈|tr=take}} "height".
* From {{m|ja|高景|tr=takakake}} or {{m|ja|つらこえ|tr=tsurakoe}}. {{attn|ja|「○の反」}}
* From ''ta'' meaning "tall" ({{m|ja|高い|tr=takai}}) + ''ke'', ancient form of {{m|ja|木|tr=ki|t=tree}}.
* A contraction of {{m|ja|痛快茎延へ|tr=itakukihae}}, referring to the speed at which bamboo grows.
* ''Ta'' is from {{cog|ko|대|t=bamboo}} (see also {{m|ko|대나무|t=bamboo|lit=bamboo tree}}), while ''ke'' is an ancient form of {{m|ja|木|tr=ki}}.
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===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|たけ|acc=0|acc_ref=<ref name="KDJ2O">{{R:Nihon Kokugo Daijiten 2 Online|たけ 【竹】|lid=2002029ac35804DjT0Xy|kotobank=竹-559058#w-2037829}}</ref>,DJR,NHK|acc2=1|acc2_note=only for the "maidservant" sense|acc2_ref=<ref name="KDJ2O"/>}}
{{ja-accent-dialectal|region=Kyoto|k-0|たけ|táké|ref=<ref name="KDJ2O"/>}}
{{ja-accent-historical|h=HH|k=HH|e=HH|ref=<ref name="KDJ2O"/>}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|たけ|タケ}}

# [[bamboo]]
#: {{ja-usex|『[[竹取物語|'''竹'''%取 物%語]]』|『'''^たけ'''%とり ^もの%がたり』|''{{w|The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter|The Tale of the '''Bamboo''' Cutter}}''}}
# {{lb|ja|{{w|nyōbō kotoba}}}} a [[bamboo shoot]]
# a [[wind instrument]] made using bamboo
# a {{m|ja|家紋|tr=kamon|t=family crest}} consisting of a [[bird]] on a bamboo [[tree]] and various bamboo [[ring|rings]]
# {{lb|ja|slang}} a [[maidservant]] (also used in novels of the early modern era)
# the middle of a 3-tier ranking system
#: {{hyper|ja|松竹梅}}
#: {{coordinate terms|ja|松|竹|梅}}

====Derived terms====
{{top3}}
* {{ja-r|竹%馬|たけ%うま}}
* {{ja-r|竹籠|たけかご}}
* {{ja-r|竹細工|たけざいく|bamboo ware}}
* {{ja-r|竹筒|たけづつ}}
* {{ja-r|竹%蜻蛉|たけ%とんぼ}}: a [[bamboo]] [[dragonfly]]/{{w|Bamboo-copter|bamboo-copter}}; a [[toy]]
* {{ja-r|竹光|たけみつ}}
* {{ja-r|竹%薮|たけ%やぶ}}
* {{ja-r|青竹|あおだけ|green bamboo}}
* {{ja-r|綾竹|あやだけ}}
* {{ja-r|火吹竹|ひふきたけ}}
* {{ja-r|笛竹|ふえたけ}}
* {{ja-r|真%竹|ま%だけ}} {{vern|timber bamboo}} ({{taxlink|Phyllostachys bambusoides|species}})
{{bottom}}

===References===
<references/>

{{C|ja|Bamboos|sort=たけ}}

==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|竹|id=1}}. {{hanja-hunmong|듁〮|tyuk|草卉#상08A}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja/new|대나무|죽}}

# {{hanja form of|죽|[[bamboo]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}
* {{ko-l|폭죽|[[firecracker]]; [[firework]]|爆竹}}
* {{ko-l|송죽|[[pine tree]] and bamboo|松竹}}
* {{ko-l|죽순|bamboo [[shoot]]|竹筍}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|8726}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=trúc|rs=竹00}}

# {{lb|vi|Sino-Vietnamese}} [[bamboo]]
# any [[bamboo]] [[species]] of [[w:Phyllostachys|phyllostachys]]

====Compounds====
{{col3|vi
|{{vi-l|𤠰竹|gấu trúc}}
|{{vi-l|竹桃|trúc đào}}
|{{vi-l|竹梅|trúc mai}}
|{{vi-l|青梅竹馬|thanh mai trúc mã}}
|{{vi-l|松菊竹梅|tùng cúc trúc mai}}
}}

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