Usage of the character 柳

Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動／新文化运动 ( Xīn Wénhuà Yùndòng), continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會／新剧同志会 ( Xīnjù Tóngzhìhuì)

liǔchéng

柳橙

[柳橙]

orange (fruit)

zhūliǔ

猪柳

[豬柳]

pork fillet

liǔshù

柳树

[柳樹]

willow

yínliǔ

银柳

[銀柳]

pussy willow

Liǔchéng

柳城

[柳城]

Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州 ( Liǔzhōu), Guangxi

yángliǔ

杨柳

[楊柳]

willow tree
poplar and willow
name of traditional tune

Liǔ Qīng

柳青

[柳青]

Liu Qing (1916-1978), writer

Liǔnán

柳南

[柳南]

Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市 ( Liǔzhōushì), Guangxi

Liǔ Yǒng

柳永

[柳永]

Liu Yong (987-1053), Song poet

Liǔběi

柳北

[柳北]

Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市 ( Liǔzhōushì), Guangxi

niúliǔ

牛柳

[牛柳]

(beef) tenderloin

liǔtiáo

柳条

[柳條]

willow
willow branches
wicker (material for basketwork)

liǔqǐ

柳杞

[柳杞]

willow

Liǔjiāng

柳江

[柳江]

Liujiang county in Liuzhou 柳州 ( Liǔzhōu), Guangxi

Liǔhé

柳河

[柳河]

Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin

Liǔlín

柳林

[柳林]

Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

Liǔyíng

柳营

[柳營]

Liouying, a district in Tainan 台南／台南 ( Táinán), Taiwan

liǔqín

柳琴

[柳琴]

liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin

Liǔtǐ

柳体

[柳體]

calligraphic style of Liu Gongquan

liǔyīng

柳莺

[柳鶯]

(ornithology) leaf warbler (bird of genus Phylloscopus)

miǎnliǔyīng

冕柳莺

[冕柳鶯]

(bird species of China) eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)

Liǔlínxiàn

柳林县

[柳林縣]

Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

liǔchéngzhī

柳橙汁

[柳橙汁]

orange juice
CL:瓶 (píng),杯 (bēi),罐 (guàn),盒 (hé)
see also 橙汁 (chéngzhī)

huīliǔyīng

灰柳莺

[灰柳鶯]

(bird species of China) sulphur-bellied warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)

yānliǔyīng

烟柳莺

[煙柳鶯]

(bird species of China) smoky warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)

Liǔnánqū

柳南区

[柳南區]

Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市 ( Liǔzhōushì), Guangxi

Liǔzhōushì

柳州市

[柳州市]

Liuzhou prefecture-level city in Guangxi

liǔyèméi

柳叶眉

[柳葉眉]

see 柳眉 (liǔméi)

línliǔyīng

林柳莺

[林柳鶯]

(bird species of China) wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

liǔtiáobiān

柳条边

[柳條邊]

Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier

chuíyángliǔ

垂杨柳

[垂楊柳]

weeping willow

Liǔ Zōngyuán

柳宗元

[柳宗元]

Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動／古文运动 and neoclassical 復古／复古 movements

liǔyèdāo

柳叶刀

[柳葉刀]

lancet (surgeon's knife)

Liǔchéngxiàn

柳城县

[柳城縣]

Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州 ( Liǔzhōu), Guangxi

Liǔběiqū

柳北区

[柳北區]

Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市 ( Liǔzhōushì), Guangxi

Liǔhéxiàn

柳河县

[柳河縣]

Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin

hèliǔyīng

褐柳莺

[褐柳鶯]

(bird species of China) dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)

Liǔ Gōngquán

柳公权

[柳公權]

Liu Gongquan (778-865), Tang calligrapher

Huáng Liǔshuāng

黄柳霜

[黃柳霜]

Anna May Wong (1905-1961), Chinese American Hollywood actress

liǔléiniǎo

柳雷鸟

[柳雷鳥]

(bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

liǔzixì

柳子戏

[柳子戲]

Shandong opera

Liǔ Yìzhuàn

柳毅传

[柳毅傳]

story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties

Liǔjiāngxiàn

柳江县

[柳江縣]

Liujiang county in Liuzhou 柳州 ( Liǔzhōu), Guangxi

Chūnliǔshè

春柳社

[春柳社]

Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動／新文化运动 ( Xīn Wénhuà Yùndòng), continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會／新剧同志会 ( Xīnjù Tóngzhìhuì)

huāliǔbìng

花柳病

[花柳病]

sexually transmitted disease; venereal disease

Liǔyuánzhèn

柳园镇

[柳園鎮]

Liuyuan town in Guazhou county 瓜州縣／瓜州县 ( Guāzhōuxiàn) in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

ōuliǔyīng

欧柳莺

[歐柳鶯]

(bird species of China) willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

qīngjiāoniúliǔ

青椒牛柳

[青椒牛柳]

beef with green peppers

Rìběnliǔyīng

日本柳莺

[日本柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)

huīhóuliǔyīng

灰喉柳莺

[灰喉柳鶯]

(bird species of China) ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis)

bàngliǔsuíhuā

傍柳随花

[傍柳隨花]

prostitute

Huáxīliǔyīng

华西柳莺

[華西柳鶯]

(bird species of China) alpine leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis)

cánhuābàiliǔ

残花败柳

[殘花敗柳]

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

Eméiliǔyīng

峨眉柳莺

[峨眉柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Emei leaf warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis)

zōngméiliǔyīng

棕眉柳莺

[棕眉柳鶯]

(bird species of China) yellow-streaked warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)

wúxīnchāliǔ

无心插柳

[無心插柳]

(idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated
serendipitous
fortuitous

huángméiliǔyīng

黄眉柳莺

[黃眉柳鶯]

(bird species of China) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)

hēiméiliǔyīng

黑眉柳莺

[黑眉柳鶯]

(bird species of China) sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)

huījiǎoliǔyīng

灰脚柳莺

[灰腳柳鶯]

(bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)

Yúnnánliǔyīng

云南柳莺

[雲南柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)

jīzǎliǔyīng

叽咋柳莺

[嘰咋柳鶯]

(bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

huīyánliǔyīng

灰岩柳莺

[灰岩柳鶯]

(bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)

huángyāoliǔyīng

黄腰柳莺

[黃腰柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)

liǔyānhuāwù

柳烟花雾

[柳煙花霧]

lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring

liǔmòhuāqú

柳陌花衢

[柳陌花衢]

brothel

wūzuǐliǔyīng

乌嘴柳莺

[烏嘴柳鶯]

(bird species of China) large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)

Gānsùliǔyīng

甘肃柳莺

[甘肅柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)

huángxiōngliǔyīng

黄胸柳莺

[黃胸柳鶯]

(bird species of China) yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)

zōngfùliǔyīng

棕腹柳莺

[棕腹柳鶯]

(bird species of China) buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)

dànméiliǔyīng

淡眉柳莺

[淡眉柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

liǔlühuāhóng

柳绿花红

[柳綠花紅]

lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom)
fig. all the colors of spring

guānwénliǔyīng

冠纹柳莺

[冠紋柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)

xúnhuāwènliǔ

寻花问柳

[尋花問柳]

lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
fig. to frequent brothels
to sow one's wild oats

yānhuāliǔxiàng

烟花柳巷

[煙花柳巷]

red-light district

Chūnliǔ Jùchǎng

春柳剧场

[春柳劇場]

Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動／新文化运动 ( Xīn Wénhuà Yùndòng), continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會／新剧同志会 ( Xīnjù Tóngzhìhuì)

bàiliǔcánhuā

败柳残花

[敗柳殘花]

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

Fàndǎoliǔyīng

饭岛柳莺

[飯島柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae)

ànlüliǔyīng

暗绿柳莺

[暗綠柳鶯]

(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)

huángfùliǔyīng

黄腹柳莺

[黃腹柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)

liǔdīng'ānchún

柳丁氨醇

[柳丁氨醇]

albuterol (also known as proventil, salbutamol, ventolin), an asthma drug

jíběiliǔyīng

极北柳莺

[極北柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)

huītóuliǔyīng

灰头柳莺

[灰頭柳鶯]

(bird species of China) grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)

suífēngdǎoliǔ

随风倒柳

[隨風倒柳]

lit. a willow that bends with the wind
one with no fixed principles (idiom)

liǔ'ànhuāmíng

柳暗花明

[柳暗花明]

lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
light at the end of the tunnel

jùzuǐliǔyīng

巨嘴柳莺

[巨嘴柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)

tiěbǎnniúliǔ

铁板牛柳

[鐵板牛柳]

fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate

Sìchuānliǔyīng

四川柳莺

[四川柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)

huāhóngliǔlü

花红柳绿

[花紅柳綠]

red flowers and green willow
all the colors of spring

liǔtíhuāyuàn

柳啼花怨

[柳啼花怨]

desolate

Hǎinánliǔyīng

海南柳莺

[海南柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus)

Kùyè Dǎoliǔyīng

库页岛柳莺

[庫頁島柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Sakhalin leaf warbler (Phylloscopus borealoides)

chéngbānchìliǔyīng

橙斑翅柳莺

[橙斑翅柳鶯]

(bird species of China) buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)

Liǔtiáo Gōu Shìjiàn

柳条沟事件

[柳條溝事件]

see 柳條湖事件／柳条湖事件 ( Liǔtiáo Hú Shìjiàn)

shuāngbānlüliǔyīng

双斑绿柳莺

[雙斑綠柳鶯]

(bird species of China) two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)

Liǔtiáo Hú Shìjiàn

柳条湖事件

[柳條湖事件]

the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事變／九一八事变 ( Jiǔ Yībā Shìbiàn)

dànhuángyāoliǔyīng

淡黄腰柳莺

[淡黃腰柳鶯]

(bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)

báibānwěiliǔyīng

白斑尾柳莺

[白斑尾柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)

Kānchájiāliǔyīng

堪察加柳莺

[堪察加柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)

xīnánguānwénliǔyīng

西南冠纹柳莺

[西南冠紋柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)

dōngfāngjīzǎliǔyīng

东方叽咋柳莺

[東方嘰咋柳鶯]

(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)

Huánánguānwénliǔyīng

华南冠纹柳莺

[華南冠紋柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)

Yúnnánbáibānwěiliǔyīng

云南白斑尾柳莺

[雲南白斑尾柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)

wúxīnchāliǔliǔchéngyīn

无心插柳柳成阴

[無心插柳柳成陰]

lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you
(fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success
also written 無心插柳柳成蔭／无心插柳柳成荫

yǒuyìzāihuāhuābùfā,wúxīnchāliǔliǔchéngyīn

有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴

[有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰]

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect
well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it