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绿 lǜ — “green”
How to write and say the Chinese character 绿 (lǜ), which means green — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Colours & describing.
Pinyin · 拼音 lǜ
Meaning · 意思 green
Strokes · 笔画 11
Radical · 部首 纟 (silk)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
绿 is written with 11 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
纟 (silk) hints at the meaning, and 录 lends its sound — together they make 绿.
A common word常用词
绿色
green
Example sentence例句
春天树叶变绿了。
Leaves turn green in spring.
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