Usage of the character 縷
lü
缕
[縷]
- strand
- thread
- detailed
- in detail
- classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
lüshù
缕述
[縷述]
- to relate in detail
fánlü
繁缕
[繁縷]
- common chickweed (Stellaria media)
wénlü
纹缕
[紋縷]
- veined pattern
- wrinkles
- vein lines (in marble or fingerprint)
- grain (in wood etc)
lánlü
蓝缕
[藍縷]
- variant of 襤褸／褴褛 (lánlü)
sīlü
丝缕
[絲縷]
- silk thread
gělüzi
葛缕子
[葛縷子]
- caraway
- Persian cumin (Carum carvi)
wénlür
纹缕儿
[紋縷兒]
- erhua variant of 紋縷／纹缕 (wénlü)
bùjuérúlü
不绝如缕
[不絕如縷]
- hanging by a thread
- very precarious
- almost extinct
- (of sound) linger on faintly
luólüjìcún
罗缕纪存
[羅縷紀存]
- to record and preserve
qiānsīwànlü
千丝万缕
[千絲萬縷]
- linked in countless ways
tiáofēnlüxī
条分缕析
[條分縷析]
- to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)
bìlùlánlü
筚路蓝缕
[篳路藍縷]
- the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)