縷 [缕]

Jyutping leoi5
Pinyin lǚ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. strand
  2. thread
  3. detailed
  4. in detail
  5. classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Classifier for wisps, threads, or strands.
  2. character
    detailed, precise
  3. character
    thread
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. thread
  2. detailed, precise
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    VFLWV
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    VMFDV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2731
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #559
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个议员同大财团嘅关系简直系千丝万缕。
    呢個議員同大財團嘅關係簡直係千絲萬縷。
    ni1 go3 ji5 jyun4 tung4 daai6 coi4 tyun4 ge3 gwaan1 hai6 gaan2 zik6 hai6 cin1 si1 maan6 lau5.
    • This relationship between the congressman and the financial group is incredibly complicated and close.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一缕头发
    一縷頭髮
    yī lǚ tóu fa
    • a lock of hair
  2. Mandarin
    使负栋之柱，多于南亩之农夫；架梁之椽，多于机上之工女；钉头磷磷，多于在庾之粟粒；瓦缝参差，多于周身之帛缕；直栏横槛，多于九土之城郭；管弦呕哑，多于市人之言语。
    使負棟之柱，多於南畝之農夫；架樑之椽，多於機上之工女；釘頭磷磷，多於在庾之粟粒；瓦縫參差，多於周身之帛縷；直欄橫檻，多於九土之城郭；管絃嘔啞，多於市人之言語。
    shǐ fù dòng zhī zhù ， duō yú nán mǔ zhī nóng fū ； jià liáng zhī chuán ， duō yú jī shàng zhī gōng nǚ ； dìng tóu lín lín ， duō yú zài yǔ zhī sù lì ； wǎ féng cān chā ， duō yú zhōu shēn zhī bó lǚ ； zhí lán héng kǎn ， duō yú jiǔ tǔ zhī chéng guō ； guǎn xián ǒu yǎ ， duō yú shì rén zhī yán yǔ ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    葛缕子籽
    葛縷子籽
    gě lǚ zǐ zǐ
    • caraway seeds
  4. Mandarin
    随后，这样的捐款不绝如缕、渐成常态：[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    隨後，這樣的捐款不絕如縷、漸成常態：[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    suí hòu ， zhè yàng de juān kuǎn bù jué rú lǚ ， jiàn chéng cháng tài ： …
    • Afterwards, such donations came in a constant stream, and people were soon accustomed to it: […]
  5. Mandarin
    自然法为何不绝如缕？
    自然法為何不絕如縷？
    zì rán fǎ wèi hé bù jué rú lǚ ？
    • Why won't natural law cease to exist?