绿 (lǜ): green
绿 (lǜ) is a Chinese character meaning “green.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 录 (phonetic). It ranks #1087 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 绿 silk. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- green
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 绿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 绿色noun/adjective | lǜ sè | green | 2 |
| 绿茶noun | lǜ chá | green tea | 2 |
| 红绿灯noun | hóng lǜ dēng | traffic light | 3 |
| 绿化verb | lǜ huà | to make green with plants | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绿灯 | lǜ dēng | green light (traffic signal) |
| 绿卡 | lǜ kǎ | permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card) |
| 绿洲 | lǜ zhōu | oasis |
| 绿叶 | lǜ yè | green leaf |
| 绿帽子 | lǜ mào zi | green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold) |
| 绿豆 | lǜ dòu | mung bean |
| 绿地 | lǜ dì | green area (e.g. urban park or garden) |
| 绿林 | lù lín | place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han |
| 翠绿 | cuì lǜ | greenish-blue |
| 绿宝石 | lǜ bǎo shí | beryl |
| 碧绿 | bì lǜ | dark green |
| 黄绿色 | huáng lǜ sè | yellow green |
| 绿藻 | lǜ zǎo | green algae |
| 常绿树 | cháng lǜ shù | evergreen tree |
| 绿党 | lǜ dǎng | worldwide green parties |
绿 appears in 100 compound words: 64 as the first character, 19 as the last, and 17 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 绿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
to cuckold another person; to be cuckolded; to have one's wife or girlfriend cheat on one
lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom); fig. all the colors of spring
lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom); fig. all the colors of spring
Example Sentences
绿色环保已经成为现代企业发展的重要方向。
Lǜsè huánbǎo yǐjīng chéngwéi xiàndài qǐyè fāzhǎn de zhòngyào fāngxiàng.
Green environmental protection has become an important direction for modern enterprise development.
不升糖的食品有哪些?绿叶菜、鸡蛋、豆腐几乎不升糖吗
bù shēng táng de shí pǐn yǒu nǎ xiē ? lǜ xié cài , jī dàn , dòu fǔ jī hū bù shēng táng ma
What are the foods that do not raise blood sugar? Green leafy vegetables, eggs, and tofu hardly raise sugar
油品、建案双引擎全开 北基下步锁定绿能
yóu pǐn jiàn àn shuāng yǐn qíng quán kāi běi jī xià bù suǒ dìng lǜ néng
Oil Products and Construction Projects Drive Full-Throttle Growth; Northern Taiwan's Next Focus: Green Energy
台湾素食龙头弘扬食品 投资4亿打造首座绿电智慧新厂
tái wān sù shí lóng tóu hóng yáng shí pǐn tóu zī yì dǎ zào shǒu zuò lǜ diàn zhì huì xīn hǎn
Taiwan's Leading Vegan Food Company Hongyang Foods Invests NT$400 Million to Build First Green Energy Smart Factory
2026绿营保守“保五” 4县市拼蓝天换绿地则为大...
lǜ yíng bǎo shǒu bǎo wǔ xiàn shì pīn lán tiān huàn lǜ dì zé wéi dà . . .
2026 Green Camp Aims to Hold Five Seats Four Counties and Cities Compete for Blue Skies, Green Lands as Key Battlegrounds...
...基层丨国网株洲供电公司党员突击队护航春节绿色..
. . . jī céng 丨 guó wǎng zhū zhōu gōng diàn gōng sī dǎng yuán tū jī duì hù háng chūn jié lǜ sè . .
Grassroots | State Grid Zhuzhou Power Supply Company Party Member Task Force Safeguards Green Spring Festival...
你要绿色的还是蓝色的？
Nǐ yào lǜsè de háishi lánsè de?
Do you want the green or the blue?
这里小区的绿地面积有多少？
Zhèlǐ xiǎoqū de lǜdì miànjī yǒu duōshao?
What is the size of this district's greenery area?
你能告诉我红茶和绿茶的区别吗？
Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ hóngchá hé lǜchá de qūbié ma?
Can you tell me the difference between black tea and green tea?
那幢绿色屋顶的建筑是什么？
Nà zhuàng lǜsè wūdǐng de jiànzhù shì shénme?
What is that building with the green roof?
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
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