Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 婁 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (縷)
Simplified (缕)
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
縷
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
縷
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
縷
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
縷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
縷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
縷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
縷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
缕 / 縷 [lǚ]
strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
千丝万缕 [qiānsīwànlǚ] #35,014
linked in countless ways
条分缕析 [tiáofēnlǚxī] #54,908
to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)
不绝如缕 [bùjuérúlǚ] #54,991
hanging by a thread
筚路蓝缕 [bìlùlánlǚ] #57,146
the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
缕述 [lǚshù] #69,686
to relate in detail
纹缕 [wénlǚ]
veined pattern
纹缕儿 [wénlǚr]
erhua variant of 紋縷|纹缕[wénlǚ]
丝缕 [sīlǚ]
silk thread
繁缕 [fánlǚ]
common chickweed (Stellaria media)
罗缕纪存 [luólǚjìcún]
to record and preserve
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JAPANESE WORDS (13)
一縷の望み [いちるののぞみ] #25,119
sliver of hope
一縷 [いちる] #38,705
slightest connection
縷々 [るる] #60,204
in detail
繁縷 [はこべ] #123,078
chickweed (Stellaria sp.)
縷述 [るじゅつ] #187,468
detailed explanation
縷説 [るせつ] #190,208
detailed explanation
縷言 [るげん] #271,864
detailed explanation
縷々綿々 [るるめんめん] #273,187
going on and on in tedious detail
ハコベ塩 [はこべじお]
chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste
南蛮繁縷 [なんばんはこべ]
berry catchfly (Silene baccifera)
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