| 竹 | zhú | bamboo; CL:棵,支,根 |
| 竹林 | zhú lín | bamboo forest |
| 竹子 | zhú zi | bamboo; CL:棵,支,根 |
| 竹筒 | zhú tǒng | bamboo tube; bamboo pipe |
| 竹管 | zhú guǎn | bamboo pipe |
| 竹板 | zhú bǎn | bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater |
| 竹简 | zhú jiǎn | bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls) |
| 竹刀 | zhú dāo | shinai (bamboo sword for kendō) |
| 竹北 | Zhú běi | Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
| 竹北市 | Zhú běi shì | Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
| 竹南 | Zhú nán | Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗县, northwest Taiwan |
| 竹南镇 | Zhú nán zhèn | Zhu'nan or Chu'nan town in Miaoli county 苗栗县, northwest Taiwan |
| 竹园 | Zhú Yuán | Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong) |
| 竹塘 | Zhú táng | Chutang or Zhutang township in Changhua county 彰化县, Taiwan |
| 竹塘乡 | Zhú táng xiāng | Chutang or Zhutang township in Changhua county 彰化县, Taiwan |
| 竹山 | Zhú shān | Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei; Zhushan or Chushan town in Nantou county 南投县, central Taiwan |
| 竹山县 | Zhú shān xiàn | Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei |
| 竹山镇 | Zhú shān zhèn | Zhushan or Chushan town in Nantou county 南投县, central Taiwan |
| 竹岛 | Zhú dǎo | Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 独岛), disputed islands in Sea of Japan |
| 竹崎 | Zhú qí | Zhuqi or Chuchi township in Chiayi county 嘉义县, west Taiwan |
| 竹崎乡 | Zhú qí xiāng | Zhuqi or Chuchi township in Chiayi county 嘉义县, west Taiwan |
| 竹帛 | zhú bó | bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper) |
| 竹排 | zhú pǎi | bamboo raft |
| 竹书纪年 | Zhú shū Jì nián | Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC |
| 竹木 | zhú mù | bamboo and wood |
| 竹东 | Zhú dōng | Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
| 竹东镇 | Zhú dōng zhèn | Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
| 竹溪 | Zhú xī | Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei |
| 竹溪县 | Zhú xī xiàn | Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei |
| 竹田 | Zhú tián | Chutien township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 竹田乡 | Zhú tián xiāng | Chutien township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 竹笙 | zhú shēng | bamboo fungus |
| 竹笋 | zhú sǔn | bamboo shoots |
| 竹筒倒豆子 | zhú tǒng dǎo dòu zi | to pour beans out of a bamboo tube; to come clean; to make a clean breast of things |
| 竹箍儿 | zhú gūr | bamboo hoop; bamboo band |
| 竹篦 | zhú bì | bamboo comb |
| 竹篮 | zhú lán | wicker basket |
| 竹篮打水 | zhú lán dǎ shuǐ | using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort |
竹篮打水，
一场空 | zhú lán dǎ shuǐ ,
yī chǎng kōng | using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort |
| 竹篱笆 | zhú lí bā | fence |
| 竹丝鸡 | zhú sī jī | black-boned chicken; silky fowl; silkie; Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson; see also 乌骨鸡 |
| 竹编 | zhú biān | wickerwork |
| 竹芋 | zhú yù | Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) |
| 竹茹 | zhú rú | bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine |
| 竹叶青 | zhú yè qīng | Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) |
| 竹叶青蛇 | zhú yè qīng shé | Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) |
| 竹制 | zhú zhì | made of bamboo |
| 竹舆 | zhú yú | a bamboo carriage; a palanquin |
| 竹鲛 | zhú jiāo | see 马鲛鱼 |
