竹 (zhú): meaning in a Chinese name
竹 (zhú) means bamboo. In Chinese names it is a Wood-element character with 6 strokes.
bamboo
integrity and resilience
In five-element thinking, Wood carries growth, vision, gentle strength. A name built on 竹 leans on that energy. More Wood element Chinese names or read what the five elements mean.
The radical
the bamboo radical (竹): bamboo, which suggests integrity that bends in the storm yet never breaks.
竹 works in names for any gender; what matters is how it is paired and how the tones flow. It is 6 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
绿竹猗猗
《诗经·卫风·淇奥》
竹 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on. It is part of why the character carries the feeling it does.
More Wood characters
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