Chinese symbol for “strand”
缕
lǚ
Traditional: 縷
strand; thread; detailed; in detail
The closest CC-CEDICT match for strand is 缕 (lǚ), defined as: strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “strand”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 缕.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 千丝万缕 (千絲萬縷) | qiān sī wàn lǚ | (idiom) intricately interconnected |
| 筚路蓝缕 (篳路藍縷) | bì lù lán lǚ | the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom) |
| 条分缕析 (條分縷析) | tiáo fēn lǚ xī | to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom) |
| 蓝缕 (藍縷) | lán lǚ | variant of 褴褛 (lán lǚ) |
| 丝缕 (絲縷) | sī lǚ | silk thread |
| 不绝如缕 (不絕如縷) | bù jué rú lǚ | hanging by a thread; very precarious |
See also: Japanese symbol for “strand”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.