筱 dwarf bamboo; diminutive in person's name, abnormally short and flexible shaft 竹,攸,

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On-yomi [ Toggle rōmaji ]

ゾウ　･　ショウ
ZO　U　･　SHO　U

Kun-yomi

しの
shi　no

Glyph elements [ Toggle Font ]

竹

チク,たけ bamboo, bowing over, kowtowing, lordosis, flexible

　HEAD DOWN with PROSTRATE STREAM
…or: HEAD of ROD DOWN and HEAD OF MALE BLASTING DISCHARGE
…or: PERSON PROSTRATE with ROD and MALE HEAD BLASTING DISCHARGE, HEAD STREAMING AN ARRAY
　

攸

ユウ,ところ extremely [grammatical: forms an adverb] (with another glyph); extreme range; at ease, relaxed

　PERSON, ROD HEAD with VERTICAL RECIPROCAL MOTIONS and PROSTRATE STROKING, INCITING ACTION
　

Meanings of elements

BAMBOO, BOWING OVER, KOWTOWING, FLEXIBLE and EXTREMELY, AT EASE, RELAXED
…or: FLEXIBLE BENDING ROD HEAD with RECIPROCAL MOTIONS while PROSTRATE AND STROKING, INCITING ACTION

Dwarf bamboo is extremely short, as compared to other bamboo varieties. Named「dwarf」because most species grow to a height of 30 cm or less, and those dwarf species that do mature taller (3 meters or so) are not so tall or heavy to cause bending over. Other bamboo species grow to lengths of 30 meters, about 100 feet or so and become sufficiently heavy to bend over in constant tension, with outer plants often touching the plant head to the ground again and again as the breeze blows by.

Modern definitions (that generally disregard history) …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may list only pigeonholed definitions, euphemisms, or meaningless mnemonics)
Chinese: dwarf bamboo; thin bamboo
Unihan extended: dwarf bamboo; diminutive in person's name
EDRDG: dwarf bamboo; diminutive in person's name

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By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs, you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any dictionary. This site explains the dual meanings of glyphs most often ignored by other sources that provide you with only the sanctioned definition, generally.