翠 cuì
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 羽 — feather, plume
- Made of
- 羽 feather, plume 卒 soldier
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
翠绿
cuìlǜ
emerald green; verdant
Characters in this word
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
- 雨后的茶园一片翠绿，空气里还带着泥土和嫩叶的气息。 Yǔ hòu de cháyuán yí piàn cuìlǜ, kōngqì lǐ hái dàizhe nítǔ hé nènyè de qìxī. After the rain, the tea plantation was a field of emerald green, and the air still carried the scent of soil and tender leaves.
- 春天一到，树枝间长出了翠绿的新芽。 Chūntiān yí dào, shùzhī jiān zhǎng chū le cuìlǜ de xīnyá. When spring arrives, emerald green new buds grow among the branches.
- 她戴着一只翠绿的玉镯，看起来很优雅。 Tā dài zhe yì zhī cuìlǜ de yùzhuó, kàn qǐlái hěn yōuyǎ. She wore an emerald green jade bracelet and looked very elegant.
Related words
- 绿 lǜ green
- 绿色 lǜsè green color
- 绿茶 lǜchá green tea
- 绿化 lǜhuà to afforest, to green
- 碧绿 bìlǜ emerald green; jade green
- 绿地 lǜdì green space
- 绿洲 lǜzhōu oasis
- 光泽 guāngzé lustre; gloss
- 光彩 guāngcǎi radiance; brilliance; honour
- 花样 huāyàng variety; trick; pattern
- 光辉 guānghuī brilliance; glory; glorious
- 摆设 bǎishe decoration; furnishing; mere ornament