湘竹 xiāngzhú mottled bamboo Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 湘 xiāng abbreviation of 湘妃竹 xiāngfēizhú mottled bamboo A variety of bamboo with purple-brown spots on its stem; legend says the spots are the teardrops of the goddesses 娥皇 éhuáng and 女英 nǚyīng who wept for Emperor 舜 shùn by the 湘江 xiāngjiāng竹 zhú noun bamboo (bound form) bamboo; generally called 竹子 zhúzi