绿 lù green
Made up of [纟 sī silk radical 120]Alternative traditional form of character: 綠
Made with 11 strokes.
The silk radical for a color for cloth and 'lu' (to copy) is the phonetic. Note that the 'qing' character can also mean green
Ancient small seal form
Related characters
Also uses 纟 sī component: 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) 纷 fēn (numerous) ; 纲 gāng (guiding principle) ; 给 gěi (give) ; 红 hóng (red) ; 纪 jì (order) ; 结 jié (knot) ; 经 jīng (Classic) ; 累 lèi (tired) ; 维 wéi (to preserve) ; 绪 xù (beginnings) ; 纸 zhǐ (paper) ; 终 zhōng (end) ; 组 zǔ (to form)
Sounds same
履 lǚ ; 旅 lǚ ; 路 lù (road) ; 旅 lǚ (trip) ; 露 lù (dew)Pronunciation
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