竹子 zhúzi bamboo
How to remember 竹子: 竹 bamboo + 子 child = bamboo.
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How it is used
- Bamboo (the plant) - 熊猫爱吃竹子 (xióngmāo ài chī zhúzi) pandas love eating bamboo; measure word 棵/根.
- 子 is the neutral-tone noun suffix. The bound form 竹 appears in compounds: 竹林 bamboo grove, 竹笋 bamboo shoots.