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CHINESE CHARACTER

绿 (lǜ): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

green; chlorine
HSK 211 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

纟 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 绿.

Phonetic component

录 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 11

Write 绿 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 绿

绿茶

你喝绿茶吗?

Nǐ hē lǜ chá ma?

Do you drink green tea?

绿色

是绿色。

Shì lǜ sè。

It's green.

红绿灯

红绿灯变成绿色了。

Hóng lǜ dēng biàn chéng lǜ sè le。

The traffic light turned green.

FAQ

What does 绿 (lǜ) mean in Chinese?

green; chlorine

How do you write 绿 in stroke order?

绿 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 绿?

纟 is the radical in 绿. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 绿?

绿茶 (lǜchá): green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities; 绿色 (lǜsè): green; 红绿灯 (hóng-lǜdēng): traffic light; traffic signal.