Memory phrase for the character: 缕

缕

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Meaning

thread, locks (of hair), detailed

Pronunciation

lǚ

Explanation

 Left: thread 纟/糸, right: to collect 娄 (Rice grains 米 are by women 女: collected)

Mnemonic
 
Threads, that are collected [= aligned] stand for: threads or locks (of hair).

Radicals

糸 threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
娄 to collectThis radical is used with the meaning "to collect", because helpful mnemonics become possible, as for example with " to collect 搂", which is ethymological not correct.




 Vocabulary

千丝万缕 qiān sī wàn lǚ  linked in countless ways
葛缕子 gě lǚ zi  caraway; Persian cumin (Carum carvi)
罗缕纪存 luó lǚ jì cún  to record and preserve
罗缕纪存 luó lǚ jì cún  

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