竺 (zhú, dǔ) — Chinese Character

竺

zhú, dǔ

Radical: ⺮ ideographic

Components & Etymology

竺 decomposes into the following components:

⺮二

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 竺.

天竺

tiān zhú

the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)

竺书

zhú shū

Buddhist texts (archaic)

竺乾

zhú qián

Buddha (archaic)

竺学

zhú xué

Buddhist doctrine (archaic)

竺教

zhú jiào

Buddhism (archaic)

竺法

zhú fǎ

Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha, archaic)

天竺葵

tiān zhú kuí

geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)

天竺鼠

tiān zhú shǔ

guinea pig

竺可桢

zhú kě zhēn

Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist

天竺牡丹

tiān zhú mǔ dan

dahlia

Characters that share the radical ⺮.

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