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绿

lǜ

green

A leaf beside a dry leaf
Memory picture

Character

绿 lǜ

Strokes
11
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 录 to copy, to record, to write down
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 草地很绿。 Cǎodì hěn lǜ. The lawn is very green.
  • 树叶很绿。 Shùyè hěn lǜ. The leaves are very green.
  • 这件衣服绿。 Zhè jiàn yīfu lǜ. This piece of clothing is green.

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