縷 (leoi5 lau5 | lv3) : thread; detailed; wisp

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縷

leoi5 lau5

lv3

[1] [n] thread; yarn
[2] [adj] detailed; orderly
[3] [classifier] wisp; strand

Jyutping leoi5 is standard reading; lau5 is the more popular variant.
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Stroke count: 17

Level: 4

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

縷 / 缕

This word has been viewed 3596 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 1st Jan 2011 13:34 and last edited on 4th Sep 2012 05:50

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不絕如縷 bat1 zyut6 jyu4 leoi5 bu4 jue2 ru2 lv3 = hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly 國

千絲萬縷 cin1 si1 maan6 lau5 qian1 si1 wan4 lv3 = countless ties; a thousand and one links

金縷衣 gam1 leoi5 ji1 jin1 lv3 yi1 = gold-threaded jade burial clothes; a jade burial suit

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 縷
Unicode code for this character: U+7e37 (off-site link)

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