柳
willow
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #731 U+67F3
How 柳 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 卯 (phonetic, mǎo)
How to remember it
willow · Heisig RSH #1110
木 tree + letter opener
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 卯
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 卯 (mǎo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卯 sound component | mǎo | 4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m. |
| 贸 | mào | commerce, trade |
| 聊 | liáo | somewhat, slightly, at least |
| 铆 | mǎo | rivet |
| 昴 | mǎo | one of the 28 constellations |
| 茆 | mǎo | water mallow |
| 峁 | mǎo | yellow dirt mount |
| 泖 | mǎo | still water; a river in Jiangsu province |
Words containing 柳
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柳南区 | Liǔ nán Qū | Liunan, a district of Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 柳城县 | Liǔ chéng Xiàn | Liucheng, a county in Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 柳河县 | Liǔ hé Xiàn | Liuhe, a county in Tonghua City 通化市[Tong1 hua4 Shi4], Jilin |
| 柳江区 | Liǔ jiāng Qū | Liujiang, a district of Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 柳州市 | Liǔ zhōu Shì | Liuzhou, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 … |
| 花柳病 | huā liǔ bìng | sexually transmitted disease; venereal disease |
| 柳林县 | Liǔ lín Xiàn | Liulin, a county in Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 柳北区 | Liǔ běi Qū | Liubei, a district of Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 柳绿花红 | liǔ lǜ huā hóng | (lit.) green willows and red flowers (idiom); (fig.) all the colors of spring |
| 花红柳绿 | huā hóng liǔ lǜ | red flowers and green willow; all the colors of spring |
| 柳公权 | Liǔ Gōng quán | Liu Gongquan (778-865), Tang calligrapher |
| 云南白斑尾柳莺 | Yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng | (bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus intensior) |
| 海南柳莺 | Hǎi nán liǔ yīng | (bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus) |
| 柳暗花明 | liǔ àn huā míng | lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest… |
| 柳体 | Liǔ tǐ | calligraphic style of Liu Gongquan |
| 铁板牛柳 | tiě bǎn niú liǔ | fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate |
| 日本柳莺 | Rì běn liǔ yīng | (bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas) |
| 柳南 | Liǔ nán | see 柳南區|柳南区[Liu3 nan2 Qu1] |
| 柳城 | Liǔ chéng | see 柳城縣|柳城县[Liu3 cheng2 Xian4] |
| 有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 | yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn | lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it g… |