綠 (lǜ)

green

How 綠 is written

Strokes
14
Radical
糹 — silk
Traditional
綠
Simplified
绿

Components

  • 糹 silk
  • 彑 pig snout
  • 氺 water

Common words using 綠

綠寶石 lǜbǎoshí
beryl
綠色 lǜsè
green
綠豆 lǜdòu
mung bean
燈紅酒綠 dēnghóngjiǔlǜ
lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking; debauched and corrupt environment
碧綠 bìlǜ
dark green
紅男綠女 hóngnánlǜnǚ
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
紅綠燈 hónglǜdēng
traffic light; traffic signal
綠化 lǜhuà
to make green with plants; to reforest
綠卡 lǜkǎ
United States permanent resident card; green card
綠地 lǜdì
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
綠松石 lǜsōngshí
turquoise
綠水 lǜshuǐ
green water; crystal-clear water

綠 in a sentence

台灣的綠茶喝起來很清爽。

Táiwān de lǜchá hē qǐlái hěn qīngshuǎng.

“Taiwanese green tea tastes very refreshing.”

How common is 綠?

綠 is the 1,086th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 90.4% of all running text.

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