# 筍

| 筍 | U+7B4D, &#31565; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7B4D |
| ← 筌 [U+7B4C] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 筎 → [U+7B4E] |

## Translingual
### Han character

筍 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹心日 (HPA) or 難竹心日 (XHPA), four-corner 8862$_7$, composition ⿱𥫗旬)

#### Derived characters

* 㒐 橁 箰 𢵀 𱺆 𫂎 𥯗 𥰿 𥰴

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 883, character 2
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25997
* Dae Jaweon: page 1312, character 3
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2969, character 2
* Unihan data for U+7B4D

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 筍 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 枃 | *skins |
| 笉 | *skʰinʔ |
| 郇 | *ɡʷreːn, *sqʰʷin |
| 絢 | *qʰʷiːns |
| 眴 | *qʰʷiːns, *ɡʷiːns, *sqʰʷin, *qʰʷjins, *ŋʷjin |
| 盷 | *ɡʷiːn |
| 訇 | *ɡʷiːn, *qʰʷreːŋ |
| 迿 | *ɡʷiːns, *sqʰʷins |
| 姰 | *ɡʷiːns, *sqʰʷin |
| 畇 | *l'iːŋ, *sqʰʷin, *sɢʷin, *ɢʷin |
| 荀 | *sqʰʷin |
| 詢 | *sqʰʷin |
| 洵 | *sqʰʷin, *sɢʷin |
| 恂 | *sqʰʷin |
| 峋 | *sqʰʷin |
| 珣 | *sqʰʷin |
| 槆 | *sqʰʷin |
| 筍 | *sqʰʷinʔ |
| 箰 | *sqʰʷinʔ |
| 旬 | *sɢʷin |
| 殉 | *sɢʷins |
| 徇 | *sɢʷins |
| 侚 | *sɢʷins |
| 均 | *kʷin |
| 鈞 | *kʷin |
| 袀 | *kʷin |
| 汮 | *kʷin, *kʷrin |
| 呁 | *kʷins |
| 筠 | *ɡʷin |
| 荺 | *ɢʷin, *ɡʷinʔ |
| 匀 | *ɢʷin |
| 韵 | *ɢʷins |
| 輷 | *qʰʷreːŋ, *qʰʷreːŋs |
| 揈 | *qʰʷreːŋ |
| 鍧 | *qʰʷreːŋ |
| 渹 | *qʰʷreːŋ |
| 赹 | *ɡʷeŋ |
| 憌 | *ɡʷeŋ |
| 惸 | *ɡʷeŋ |
| 咰 | *sqʰʷrid |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sqʰʷinʔ): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 旬 (OC *sɢʷin).

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): sǔn (sun$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄣˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sen$^3$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): seon$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhun$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): sun$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sún
    (Hailu, HRS): sun$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sun$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): sung$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): sě̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): sūng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): song$^3$ / suong$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sún
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sung$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$sen
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sen$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sǔn
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄣˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǔn
*** Wade–Giles: sun$^3$
*** Yale: swǔn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: soen
*** Palladius: сунь (sunʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /su̯ən²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: sen$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sen
*** Sinological IPA : /sən⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: seon$^2$
*** Yale: séun
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soen$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sên$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɵn³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬun⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: sun$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sun²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sún
*** Hakka Romanization System: sun$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sun$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /sun³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sun$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /sun²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sun$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /sun³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: sung$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /suŋ⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sě̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /sœyŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sūng
*** Sinological IPA : /suŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: song$^3$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: seông
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɔŋ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: suong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬuoŋ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sún
*** Tâi-lô: sún
*** Phofsit Daibuun: suon
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sun⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sun⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sun⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sung$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: súng
*** Sinological IPA : /suŋ⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$sen
*** MiniDict: sen$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$sen
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sən³⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: sen$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sən⁴¹/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit筍 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /suən²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /suən²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /suən¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ɕyẽ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /syə̃⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /syn⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /suẽ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /suə̃⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /suŋ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /sũn⁴⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /suŋ⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /sən⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /sən⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /sen⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /suə̃⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /sun²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /sən⁵⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /suəŋ⁵³/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /suŋ⁵³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /sũŋ⁵³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /səŋ³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /sən⁵¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /sz̩ʷen⁵³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /ɕoŋ³⁵/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /sʌ̃³⁵/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /sin³¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /sən⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /dən⁴²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /sun²¹³/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /sun³¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /sun³¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /søn³⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /ɬɐn³⁵/ /ɬyn³⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /søn³⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /sun⁵³/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /suŋ³²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /sœyŋ²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /suŋ⁵³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /tun²¹³/ |
* Middle Chinese: swinX
Rime :
| Character | 筍 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 諄 (47) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 思尹切 |
| Baxter | swinX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /siuɪn$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sʷin$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sjuen$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /swin$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /siuĕn$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /sĭuĕn$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /si̯uĕn$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xǔn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | seon$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-qʷi[n]ʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sqʰʷinʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 筍 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | sǔn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ swin$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*s-qʷi[n]ʔ/ |
| English | bamboo sprouts |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 筍 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 16392 |
| Phonetic component | 匀 |
| Rime group | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 筍 |
| Old Chinese | /*sqʰʷinʔ/ |

#### Definitions

筍
* bamboo shoot
* (literary, or in compounds) tender; young
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 簨 (sǔn, “horizontal beam on which bells hang”)

##### Synonyms

* (bamboo shoot):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 竹筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 竹筍 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 竹筍 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 竹筍 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 竹筍 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 竹筍 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 竹筍 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 竹筍 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 竹筍 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 竹筍 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 竹筍 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 竹筍 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 竹筍 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 竹筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 竹筍 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 竹筍 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 筍子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 竹筍 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 竹筍 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 筍 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 筍子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 竹筍 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 竹筍 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 竹筍 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 竹筍子, 筍子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 筍子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 竹筍, 筍子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 竹筍, 筍子, 筍 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 筍 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 筍, 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 筍 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 筍 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 筍 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 筍 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 筍 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 竹筍 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 竹筍 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 筍 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 竹筍 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 竹筍 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 竹筍 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 竹筍 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 竹筍 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 竹筍 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 竹筍子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 竹筍 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 竹筍 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 竹筍 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 竹筍 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 竹筍 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 竹筍 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 筍 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 筍 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Datong | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 筍子, 竹芽子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Linhe | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Jining | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Handan | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 竹筍 |
| Jin | Suide | 竹筍 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 筍 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 筍 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 竹筍, 綠竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 竹筍, 筍仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 筍, 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 筍, 竹筍 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 筍 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 筍 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 筍 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 竹筍 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 竹筍 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 竹筍 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 竹筍 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 筍 |
| Wu | Danyang | 竹筍 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 筍 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 竹筍, 筍 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 筍 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 筍 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 筍子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 筍 |

#### Compounds

* 冬筍 / 冬笋 (dōngsǔn)
* 孟宗泣筍 / 孟宗泣笋
* 接筍 / 接笋
* 春筍 / 春笋 (chūnsǔn)
* 春筍怒發 / 春笋怒发
* 歹竹出好筍 / 歹竹出好笋 (dǎi zhú chū hǎo sǔn)
* 毛筍 / 毛笋 (máosǔn)
* 玉筍 / 玉笋 (yùsǔn)
* 石筍 / 石笋 (shísǔn, “stalagmite”)
* 竹筍 / 竹笋 (zhúsǔn, “bamboo shoot”)
* 筍乾 / 笋干 (sǔngān)
* 筍子 / 笋子 (sǔnzi)
* 筍尖 / 笋尖 (sǔnjiān)
* 筍席 / 笋席
* 筍條 / 笋条
* 筍皮 / 笋皮
* 筍眼 / 笋眼
* 筍簴 / 笋簴 (sǔnjù)
* 筍脯 / 笋脯
* 筍虡 / 笋虡 (sǔnjù)
* 筍螺 / 笋螺
* 筍輿 / 笋舆
* 筍雞 / 笋鸡 (sǔnjī)
* 筍鞋 / 笋鞋
* 筍鞭 / 笋鞭
* 筍鴨 / 笋鸭
* 綠竹筍 / 绿竹笋
* 苞筍 / 苞笋
* 茭白筍 / 茭白笋
* 萵筍 / 莴笋 (wōsǔn, “asparagus lettuce”)
* 蘆筍 / 芦笋 (lúsǔn, “asparagus”)
* 雨後春筍 / 雨后春笋 (yǔhòuchūnsǔn)
* 麻竹筍 / 麻竹笋

### Etymology 2

From 順／顺 (seon6, “smooth; successful”).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): seon$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: seon$^2$
*** Yale: séun
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soen$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sên$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɵn³⁵/

#### Definitions

筍
* (Cantonese, slang) very good; worth it; inexpensive; less costly than its actual value

#### Compounds

* 筍嘢 / 笋嘢
* 筍工 / 笋工
* 筍盤 / 笋盘 (sǔnpán)
* 筍貨 / 笋货

### References

* “筍”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “窟 (～窿)”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 239.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* bamboo shoot

#### Readings

* Go-on: しゅん (shun)
* Kan-on: しゅん (shun)
* Kan’yō-on: じゅん (jun)
* Kun: たけのこ (takenoko, 筍)

## Korean
### Hanja

筍 • (sun) (hangeul 순, revised sun, McCune–Reischauer sun, Yale swun)
* sprout, shoot

## Vietnamese
### Han character

筍: Hán Nôm readings: duẫn, sũn, hũn
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