Chinese Word: 缛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

缛 (Trad.: 縟)

Pinyin: rù

English Definition: adorned; beautiful

Chinese Definition:
①繁密的彩饰。
②繁多，繁重，繁琐：缛礼。繁文缛节。
③古同“褥”。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:辱 indicates the sound; 纟 (silk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 辱 [ rǔ ] to insult, to humiliate, to abuse

Similar Characters: 褥

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	繁文缛节	fán wén rù jié	convoluted and overelaborate (document); unnecessarily elaborate writing; mumbo-jumbo
	繁缛	fán rù	many and elaborate

1		bù 不， xiè xie 谢谢， zhēn de 真的． wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 chī 吃 rù 缛 tài duō 太多 le 了。 No, thanks, re811y. I've had far too much 81ready.
2		tā 她 jì huà 计划 bì kāi 避开 guān liáo 官僚 tǐ zhì 体制 xià 下 de 的 fán wén rù lǐ 繁文缛礼。 She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape.
3		yào shi 要是 jiǎn dào 捡到 lán zi 篮子 lǐ 里 dōu 都 shì 是 cài 菜 de huà 的话， nǐ 你 jiù 就 kě néng 可能 fù zhì 复制 dào 到 yì xiē 一些 wēi xiǎn 危险 de 的 mó 模 yīn 因， bǐ rú 比如 tiào 跳 yá 崖 zì shā 自杀 huò 或 chén nì yú 沉溺于 wú liáo 无聊 de 的 fán wén rù lǐ 繁文缛礼。 If you start copying anything at all then you might copy dangerous memes, like throwing yourself off a cliff or using up all your resources in pointless rituals.