竹 zhú — bamboo

A way to remember it

Two bamboo stalks, each with leaves drooping from a joint. On top of a character it squashes into ⺮, which is why 笔, 答, 筷 and 篮 are all made of bamboo.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

Draft — written with AI help and not yet read by a person. What that means.