篠

bamboo grass

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes17

Meaning

篠 centers on a type of slender bamboo or bamboo-like grass, often used for making small items like arrows or screens.

篠 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 條 (branch), suggesting a slender bamboo branch or a type of small bamboo. The exact historical development is uncertain.

The bamboo top 竹 sits above 條, which looks like a long, thin branch. Picture a thin bamboo stalk with slender branches—this is bamboo grass.

For ゾウ, imagine a small bamboo grove growing inside a zoo enclosure: zoo -> ゾウ, and the bamboo grass sways gently.

Study

篠 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 條 (branch), suggesting a slender bamboo branch or a type of small bamboo. The exact historical development is uncertain.

The bamboo top 竹 sits above 條, which looks like a long, thin branch. Picture a thin bamboo stalk with slender branches—this is bamboo grass.

For ゾウ, imagine a small bamboo grove growing inside a zoo enclosure: zoo -> ゾウ, and the bamboo grass sways gently.