ruò

the cuticle of the bamboo a broad-leaved bamboo

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo

bamboo

Sound component
ruò if

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnjaɡ

說文解字

楚謂竹皮曰箬。从竹若聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica