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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- lü4
- English meanings
- green
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 录.
Meaning & sound clues
纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “silk”.
录 is identified as the sound component (lù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 绿.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
repeatedly
shoe; tread; fulfill
law; rule
travel; journey
lead
strand
consider; worry
aluminum (chemistry)
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 碧绿
- 绿化
- 绿地
- 绿灯
- 绿色
- 绿茶
- 翠绿