柳 — Chinese character
柳
liǔ
willow tree; pleasure; surname
- Pinyin
- liǔ
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 木 卯
- Formation
- pictophonetic — tree; meaning component 木; sound component 卯
- Japanese
- 柳 as a kanji
Common words with 柳
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柳树 (柳樹) | liǔ shù | willow |
| 杨柳 (楊柳) | yáng liǔ | willow tree; poplar and willow |
| 柳条 (柳條) | liǔ tiáo | willow twig; osier; wicker |
| 柳絮 | liǔ xù | willow catkin |
| 垂柳 | chuí liǔ | weeping willow (Salix babylonica) |
| 柳橙汁 | liǔ chéng zhī | (Tw) orange juice |
| 柳叶刀 (柳葉刀) | liǔ yè dāo | lancet (surgeon's knife) |
| 柳暗花明 | liǔ àn huā míng | lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope; light at the end of the tunnel |
| 柳丁 | liǔ dīng | orange (fruit) (Tw) |
| 柳橙 | liǔ chéng | (Tw) orange (fruit) |
| 柳琴 | liǔ qín | liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin |
| 寻花问柳 (尋花問柳) | xún huā wèn liǔ | lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom); fig. to frequent brothels |
English words written with 柳
柳 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 4 · Mencius 17 · Zhuangzi 8
- Analects 15.13
- Analects 18.2
- Analects 18.8
- Mencius 2A.9
- Mencius 2B.11
- Mencius 3B.7
- Mencius 5B.1
- Mencius 6A.1
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