缕 lǚ
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 娄 a constellation
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缕
lǚ
measure word for strands, wisps, or threads
Character
Example phrases
- 天亮时，一缕阳光穿过废墟，照在救援队员的肩上。 Tiānliàng shí, yì lǚ yángguāng chuānguò fèixū, zhào zài jiùyuán duìyuán de jiān shàng. At daybreak, a ray of sunlight passed through the ruins and shone on the rescue worker's shoulder.
- 厨房里飘出一缕饭菜的香味。 Chúfáng lǐ piāo chū yì lǚ fàncài de xiāngwèi. A waft of cooking smell drifted out of the kitchen.
- 远处的村子里升起一缕炊烟。 Yuǎnchù de cūnzi lǐ shēngqǐ yì lǚ chuīyān. A wisp of cooking smoke rose from the distant village.
Related words
- 暨 jì and; as well as
- 寥寥无几 liáoliáowújǐ very few; scanty
- 乃 nǎi to be; namely; therefore
- 人次 réncì person-times; visits counted by number of people
- 乃至 nǎizhì and even; to the extent of
- 马力 mǎlì horsepower
- 亩 mǔ mu; a unit of land area
- 立方米 lìfāngmǐ cubic metre
- 枚 méi classifier for coins, medals, stamps, etc.
- 介于 jièyú to be between; to lie between
- 经 jīng to pass through; to undergo; after
- 临 lín to face; to approach; at the time of