WordTaiwan frequency #29,102
竹塹
ㄓㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˋ
“former name of Hsinchu; the area around Hsinchu City”
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竹
ㄓㄨˊ
Bamboo; a plant with hollow, jointed stems; also used for musical instruments like flutes or whistles; also refers to ancient bamboo slips used for writing; also a surname.
塹
ㄑㄧㄢˋ
A trench or moat; a pit or cavity; can refer to difficult terrain or a difficult situation; also used as a verb meaning to dig a trench.
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- 新竹ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˊHsinchu, a city in northern Taiwan known for its high-tech industry; also Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan.
- 新竹縣ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋHsinchu County; a county in northwest Taiwan, between Taoyuan and Miaoli; known for strong winter winds ('bamboo wind'), tea, citrus, and glass and cement industries.
- 新竹市ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˊ ㄕˋHsinchu; city in northern Taiwan known for its high-tech industries, science park, and universities.
- 竹子bamboo; a tall, hollow-stemmed, fast-growing woody grass with jointed stems and narrow leaves; used for construction, crafts, and food (e.g., bamboo shoots).
- 竹筍ㄓㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣˇbamboo shoot; edible young growth of bamboo; used in cooking; some types used medicinally for thirst and diuresis
- 竹林ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊbamboo forest; bamboo grove; (literary) used to respectfully refer to an uncle and nephew pair, from the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
- 竹東ㄓㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥZhudong, a town in Hsinchu County, northwestern Taiwan.
- 竹北ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄟˇZhubei, a city in Hsinchu County, northwest Taiwan.
- 竹縣ㄓㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋZhuxian County; a county in Hsinchu, Taiwan; known for its Hakka culture and bamboo forests.
- 竹南ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊZhunan, a town in Miaoli County, northwestern Taiwan.
- 竹山ㄓㄨˊ ㄕㄢZhushan; a township in Nantou County, Taiwan; known for bamboo forests and tea production.
- 竹科ㄓㄨˊ ㄎㄜHsinchu Science Park; Taiwan's major technology and semiconductor hub; often used to refer to the tech industry or workers there.