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柳

liǔ

Character

What 柳 means

1. willow

Other readings

柳 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Liǔsurname Liu
• liǔold variant of {柳|liǔ}
• liǔold variant of {柳|liǔ}

Example sentences

• 她喜欢柳橙。
  She likes oranges.
• 柳橙汁或香槟?
  Liǔchéngzhī huò xiāngbīn?
  Orange juice or champagne?
• 她喜欢柳橙吗？
  Does she like oranges?
• 我们卖柳橙汁。
  We sell orange juice.
• 克拉娃嫉妒柳霞。
  Kèlāwá jídù Liǔxiá.
  Klava envied Lyusya.
• 这个柳橙太酸了。
  There is too much acid in this orange.

Words starting with 柳

• 柳树liǔ shùwillow
• 柳絮liǔ xùwillow catkin
• 柳条liǔ tiáowillow twig; osier; wicker
• 柳暗花明liǔ àn huā mínglit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom)…
• 柳青Liǔ QīngLiu Qing (1916-1978), writer
• 柳丁liǔ dīngorange (fruit) (Tw)
• 柳杉liǔ shānJapanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
• 柳永Liǔ YǒngLiu Yong (987-1053), Song poet
• 柳营Liǔ yíngLiouying, a district in Tainan 台南
• 柳琴liǔ qínliuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range…
• 柳眉liǔ méilong, shapely eyebrows
• 柳体Liǔ tǐcalligraphic style of Liu Gongquan
• 柳公权Liǔ Gōng quánLiu Gongquan (778-865), Tang calligrapher
• 柳北区Liǔ běi QūLiubei, a district of Liuzhou City 柳州市
• 柳南区Liǔ nán QūLiunan, a district of Liuzhou City 柳州市
• 柳城县Liǔ chéng XiànLiucheng, a county in Liuzhou City 柳州市
• 柳子戏liǔ zi xìShandong opera
• 柳宗元Liǔ Zōng yuánLiu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文运动…
• 柳州市Liǔ zhōu ShìLiuzhou, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区
• 柳林县Liǔ lín XiànLiulin, a county in Lüliang City 吕梁市
• 柳条边liǔ tiáo biānWillow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
• 柳江区Liǔ jiāng QūLiujiang, a district of Liuzhou City 柳州市
• 柳河县Liǔ hé XiànLiuhe, a county in Tonghua City 通化市
• 柳叶刀liǔ yè dāolancet (surgeon's knife)

Words containing 柳

• 杨柳yáng liǔwillow tree; poplar and willow; name of traditional tune
• 垂柳chuí liǔweeping willow (Salix babylonica)
• 春柳Chūn liǔSpring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906…
• 牛柳niú liǔ(beef) tenderloin
• 猪柳zhū liǔpork fillet
• 银柳yín liǔpussy willow
• 鸡柳jī liǔchicken strips; chicken tenders
• 垂杨柳chuí yáng liǔweeping willow
• 春柳社Chūn liǔ shèSpring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906…
• 花柳病huā liǔ bìngsexually transmitted disease; venereal disease
• 鸡柳条jī liǔ tiáo(Taiwan) chicken strips
• 寻花问柳xún huā wèn liǔlit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom); fig. to frequent brothels…
• 败柳残花bài liǔ cán huābroken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
• 春柳剧场Chūn liǔ Jù chǎngSpring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906…
• 残花败柳cán huā bài liǔbroken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
• 无心插柳wú xīn chā liǔ(idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated; serendipitous; fortuitous
• 花红柳绿huā hóng liǔ lǜred flowers and green willow; all the colors of spring
• 铁板牛柳tiě bǎn niú liǔfillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate
• 随风倒柳suí fēng dǎo liǔlit. a willow that bends with the wind; one with no fixed principles (idiom)
• 黄柳霜Huáng Liǔ shuāngAnna May Wong (1905-1961), Chinese American Hollywood actress
• 青椒牛柳qīng jiāo niú liǔbeef with green peppers
• 烟花柳巷yān huā liǔ xiàngred-light district
• 花街柳巷huā jiē liǔ xiàng(idiom) red-light district
• 傍柳随花bàng liǔ suí huāprostitute

Characters that look like 柳

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 珍zhēnprecious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy
• 挤jǐto crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside
• 桦huà(botany) birch (genus Betula)
• 铆mǎoto fasten with a rivet; to rivet; to hammer in a rivet…
• 拚pànto strive for; to struggle; to disregard
• 梆bāngwatchman's rattle

Sounds the same

Read liǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 绺skein; tuft; lock
• 珋(literary) lustrous precious stone
• 罶creel; fish basket
• 羀old variant of 罶