Chinese Character 缕 Meanings and components.

Form

缕

Meaning

缕 meaning[3] in English

Strand.

Thread.

Detailed.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 缕 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'silk' radical in … (纟) , and surname Lou (娄)

Its radical[1] is: 糸 (mi4) which means: Fine Silk, Kangxi Radical 120, .糸mi4fine silk

In cangjie it is written with VMFDV

How to write 缕

To write缕lv3strand you should write a combination of 纟si1'silk' radical … , 娄lou2surname Lou arranged in a 吅 shape:

纟 + 娄 = 缕

缕 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 缕 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 缕, looks as follow:

缕
Pinyin:lv3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Strand . Thread . Detailed . In Detail . Classifier For Wisps (Of Smoke, Mist Or Vapor), Strands, Locks (Of Hair)
纟
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: 'Silk' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 120), Occurring In 红, 绿, 累 Etc . Also Pr. [Mi4]
娄
Pinyin:lou2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Lou . One Of The 28 Lunar Mansions In Chinese Astronomy
米
Pinyin:mi3
Meaning[3]: Surname Mi
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
丷
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: 'Eight' Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 八[Ba1]
女
Pinyin:nv3
Meaning[3]: Female . Woman . Daughter

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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