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Meaning of 缕

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(Trad.: 縷)
Pinyin:
English Definition: strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
Chinese Definition:
①线:千丝万缕。不绝如缕。
②泛指线状物。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (thread) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] silk; thread
    • [ lóu ] a constellation; to wear; surname
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Example Sentences
1
The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea.
2
使
Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away.
3
I have knitted many a gray strand into many a scarf.
4
The strands of gray somebody somewhere will airbrush out.
5
After two months of darkness, a thread would reappear in January.