缕 (lǚ): strand, thread, detailed
缕 (lǚ) is a Chinese character meaning “strand.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 娄 (phonetic). It ranks #2688 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 缕 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- strand
- thread
- detailed
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 千丝万缕phrase | qiān sī wàn lǚ | (idiom) intricately interconnected |
| 不绝如缕phrase | bù jué rú lǚ | hanging by a thread |
| 条分缕析phrase | tiáo fēn lǚ xī | to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom) |
| 罗缕纪存 | luó lǚ jì cún | to record and preserve |
| 葛缕子noun | gě lǚ zi | caraway |
| 纹缕儿 | wén lǚ r | erhua variant of 紋縷|纹缕 |
| 筚路蓝缕phrase | bì lù lán lǚ | the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom) |
| 缕述 | lǚ shù | to relate in detail |
| 丝缕 | sī lǚ | silk thread |
| 蓝缕 | lán lǚ | variant of 襤褸|褴褛 |
| 繁缕noun | fán lǚ | common chickweed (Stellaria media) |
| 纹缕 | wén lǚ | veined pattern |
缕 appears in 12 compound words: 8 as the first character, 58 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 缕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to make a careful and detailed analysis; to analyze thoroughly point by point
to make a careful and detailed analysis; to analyze thoroughly point by point
Example Sentences
这个缕字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě lǚ zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "缕" had different meanings in classical Chinese.
台湾少数民族同样拥有绚丽的织绣传统,一根绣针穿起千年文脉,一缕丝线系紧两岸深情。
tái wān shǎo shǔ mín zú tóng yàng yōng yǒu 绚 lí de zhī xiù chuán tǒng , yī gēn xiù zhēn chuān qǐ qiān nián wén mài , yī lǚ sī xiàn xì jǐn liǎng àn shēn qíng .
Taiwan’s indigenous peoples also boast a magnificent tradition of weaving and embroidery; a single embroidery needle weaves together a cultural heritage spanning millennia, and a single strand of silk ties the deep bonds between both sides of the strait.
缕缕丝线,连着先辈出海贸易的往事,系着海峡两岸同根同源的文化印记。
lǚ lǚ sī xiàn , lián zhe xiān bèi chū hǎi mào yì de wǎng shì , xì zhe hǎi xiá liǎng àn tóng gēn tóng yuán de wén huà yìn jì .
These delicate threads connect the stories of our ancestors’ maritime trade and bind the cultural ties that stem from our shared roots on both sides of the strait.
香薰鸭分上下两截,下半截装香料,上半截为盖,点燃香料,一缕缕幽香便会从鸭嘴缓缓吐出。
xiāng 薰 yā fēn shàng xià liǎng jié , xià bàn jié zhuāng xiāng liào , shàng bàn jié wéi gài , diǎn rán xiāng liào , yī lǚ lǚ yōu xiāng biàn huì cóng yā zuǐ huǎn huǎn tǔ chū .
The scented duck is divided into two parts: the lower half holds the spices, and the upper half serves as a lid. When the spices are lit, a gentle, fragrant wisp slowly wafts out from the duck’s beak.
广东第一缕晨光,落在南澳岛。
guǎng dōng dì yī lǚ chén guāng , luò zài nán ào dǎo .
The first rays of morning light in Guangdong fall on Nan'ao Island.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
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