竹舆

Traditional: 竹輿

zhú yú

Dictionary entry

a bamboo carriage

What does 竹舆 mean?

竹舆 (zhú yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a bamboo carriage

2a palanquin

Character breakdown

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竹zhú(bound form) bamboo · Kangxi radical 118 舆yú(literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) · (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory

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How to pronounce 竹舆

竹舆

zhú yú

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