筑 Strokes Write it Listen 筑 zhù five-string lute; Taiwan pr. [zhú] HSK 5 12 strokes Radical ⺮ Ideograph 4 words Built from⺮zhúbamboo; flute巩gǒngto bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong How it worksA strong 巩 bamboo ⺮ building; ⺮ also provides the pronunciation.