How to write 绿 (lǜ, “green”)
绿 (lǜ), an HSK 2 character, means “green”. The traditional form is 綠, 14 strokes instead of 11. Among the HSK words it appears in 绿茶 (“green tea”), 绿色 (“green”) and 红绿灯 (“traffic light”). Japanese keeps the traditional 綠, read ryoku (“green”).
- Pinyin
- lǜ
- Strokes
- 11
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 纟 (“silk thread”)
- Traditional
- 綠
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As a left-right character it splits into 纟 (“silk thread”, the radical), strokes 1–3; 录 (“to copy”), strokes 4–11, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and left → rightwards
- top leftdown and left → rightwards
- bottom leftup and right
- toprightwards → downwards
- toprightwards
- centerrightwards
- centerdownwards → leftwards
- centerdown and right
- bottom leftup and right
- rightleftwards → down and left
- centerdown and right → rightwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 绿 · 11 strokes
- Traditional
- 綠 · 14 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| lǜ fourth tone | green | 綠 | 绿茶 绿色 红绿灯 绿化 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
- 2021 standard
- level 2
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 3 word
- Words with it
- 132 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 绿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绿茶 綠茶 | lǜchá | green tea HSK 2 |
| 绿色 綠色 | lǜsè | green HSK 2 |
| 红绿灯 紅綠燈 | hóng-lǜdēng | traffic light; traffic signal HSK 3 |
| 绿化 綠化 | lǜhuà | to make green with plants; to reforest HSK 6 |
| 绿地 綠地 | lǜdì | green area HSK 7-9 |
| 绿洲 綠洲 | lǜzhōu | oasis HSK 7-9 |
| 碧绿 碧綠 | bìlǜ | dark green HSK 7-9 |
| 翠绿 翠綠 | cuìlǜ | greenish-blue; emerald green HSK 7-9 |
| 常绿 常綠 | chánglǜ | evergreen |
| 水绿 水綠 | shuǐlǜ | light green |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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