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
绿洲
lǜzhōu
oasis
Characters in this word
洲 zhōu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 州 state, province, prefecture
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 对穿越沙漠的商队来说，绿洲不仅意味着水源，也意味着生还的希望。 Duì chuānyuè shāmò de shāngduì lái shuō, lǜzhōu bùjǐn yìwèizhe shuǐyuán, yě yìwèizhe shēnghuán de xīwàng. For caravans crossing the desert, an oasis meant not only a water source but also the hope of survival.
- 沙漠中间突然出现一片绿洲，大家都松了一口气。 Shāmò zhōngjiān tūrán chūxiàn yí piàn lǜzhōu, dàjiā dōu sōng le yì kǒu qì. An oasis suddenly appeared in the middle of the desert, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
- 对忙碌的上班族来说，这个小公园就像城市里的绿洲。 Duì mánglù de shàngbānzú lái shuō, zhège xiǎo gōngyuán jiù xiàng chéngshì lǐ de lǜzhōu. For busy office workers, this little park is like an oasis in the city.