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缕
縷
lv3
 
- strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
 
| strokes | 
12 | 
| radical | 
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| strokes after radical | 
9 | 
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筚路蓝缕
篳路藍縷
bi4 lu4 lan2 lv3
 
- the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
 
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不绝如缕
不絕如縷
bu4 jue2 ru2 lv3
 
- hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly
 
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繁缕
繁縷
fan2 lv3
 
- common chickweed (Stellaria media)
 
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葛缕子
葛縷子
ge3 lv3 zi5
 
- caraway; Persian cumin (Carum carvi)
 
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蓝缕
藍縷
lan2 lv3
 
- variant of 襤褸|褴褛
 
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罗缕纪存
羅縷紀存
luo2 lv3 ji4 cun2
 
- to record and preserve
 
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缕述
縷述
lv3 shu4
 
- to relate in detail
 
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千丝万缕
千絲萬縷
qian1 si1 wan4 lv3
 
- linked in countless ways
 
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丝缕
絲縷
si1 lv3
 
- silk thread
 
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条分缕析
條分縷析
tiao2 fen1 lv3 xi1
 
- to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)
 
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纹缕
紋縷
wen2 lv3
 
- veined pattern; wrinkles; vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)
 
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纹缕儿
紋縷兒
wen2 lv3 er5
 
- erhua variant of 紋縷|纹缕