寒竹

Chinese

		cold; poor; to tremble	bamboo
simp. and trad. (寒竹)		寒	竹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hánzhú

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄓㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ zuk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hánzhú
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄓㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hánjhú
  - Wade–Giles: han²-chu²
  - Yale: hán-jú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnjwu
  - Palladius: ханьчжу (xanʹčžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon⁴ zuk¹
  - Yale: hòhn jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: hon⁴ zug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

Noun

寒竹

marbled bamboo, Chimonobambusa marmorea

Related terms

方竹 (fāngzhú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寒	竹
かん Grade: 3	ちく Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

寒(かん)竹(ちく) or 寒竹(カンチク) • (kanchiku)

marbled bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).