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绿

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绿

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绿 Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lǜ | lü4
English translation
green
green; chlorine

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About 绿

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

silk

Etymology of 绿

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

纟录

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using 绿

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叶绿体 yè lǜ tǐ de tào yǒu 黄质的淡黄色 huáng sè .

The chloroplast envelope has the light yellow color of violaxanthin.

chóng shè 童年 tóng nián de 兴趣 xìng qù ,享受 xiǎngshòu 绿色 lǜ sè 生活 shēnghuó !

Regaining childhood interests and enjoying green life!

树木 shù mù shǎng le Xīn 绿.

The trees have put on their new coats of green.

接受 jiēshòu de shì liǎng Zhāng 软软 de , 漂亮 piàoliang de 10 Yuán 绿色 lǜ sè 钞票 chāopiào .

The money she had accepted was two soft , green, handsome ten - dollar bills.

大地 dà dì shǎng le 苍翠 cāng cuì de 绿色 lǜ sè 斗篷 dǒu peng .

The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.

Words with 绿

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
绿色 lǜ sè green綠色
绿green
绿化 lǜ huà to reforest綠化
绿灯 lǜ dēng green light綠燈
绿地 lǜ dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden)綠地
绿茶 lǜ chá green tea綠茶
绿卡 lǜ kǎ permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card)綠卡
绿豆 lǜ dòu mung bean綠豆
绿洲 lǜ zhōu oasis綠洲
绿叶 lǜ yè (fig.) actor playing a supporting role綠葉
红绿灯 hóng lǜ dēng traffic light紅綠燈
绿帽子 lǜ mào zi cuckold綠帽子
翠绿 cuì lǜ greenish-blue翠綠
碧绿 bì lǜ dark green碧綠
绿林 Lù lín also pr. [Lǜ​lín]綠林
绿树 lǜ shù trees綠樹
灯红酒绿 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ debauched and corrupt environment燈紅酒綠
墨绿 mò lǜ dark green墨綠
绿肥 lǜ féi green manure綠肥
花花绿绿 huā huā lǜ lǜ gaudy花花綠綠
绿营 Lǜ yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units綠營
深绿 shēn lǜ dark green深綠
叶绿素 yè lǜ sù chlorophyll葉綠素

绿 Decomposition & Compounds

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绿 Decomposition

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