绿

green; (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #433 U+7EFF

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 (semantic, “silk”) + 录 (phonetic, lù)

components: 纟录

green · Heisig RSH #1093

thread + snowman

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 录

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 录 (lù) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
录 sound component	lù	to copy, to record, to write down
禄	lù	blessing, happiness, prosperity
氯	lǜ	chlorine
剥	bāo	to peel, to skin; to exploit
碌	lù	rocky, rough, uneven; mediocre
渌	lù	to strain
逯	lù	to leave without a reason; surname

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大红大绿	dà hóng dà lǜ	bright-colored; garish
小绿人	xiǎo lǜ rén	(Tw) animated green pedestrian crossing signal figure
青山绿水	qīng shān lǜ shuǐ	(lit.) green hills and clear waters (idiom); (fig.) picturesque natural scenery
青绿山水	qīng lǜ shān shuǐ	blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in …
绿色通道	lǜ sè tōng dào	green channel (customs clearance without document or cargo inspection); (by extension) pri…
绿色和平	Lǜ sè hé píng	Greenpeace (environmental network)
黄绿色	huáng lǜ sè	yellow green
绿区	lǜ qū	(Baghdad) green zone
水绿	shuǐ lǜ	light green
绿水	lǜ shuǐ	green water; crystal-clear water
绿地	lǜ dì	green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
绿皮车	lǜ pí chē	green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim …
绿化	lǜ huà	to make green with plants; to reforest; (Internet slang) Islamization
花花绿绿	huā huā lǜ lǜ	brightly colored; gaudy
绿化带	lǜ huà dài	landscaped green strip; planted green belt
绿道	lǜ dào	greenway
绿花菜	lǜ huā cài	broccoli
绿菜花	lǜ cài huā	broccoli
绿皮书	lǜ pí shū	green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion)
绿色食品	lǜ sè shí pǐn	clean, unadulterated food product; organic food