缕

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strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “thread” + 娄 sound ( lóu )

Components 纟娄

in detail · Heisig RSH #2388

thread + bride

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不绝如缕	bù jué rú lǚ	hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly
千丝万缕	qiān sī wàn lǚ	(idiom) intricately interconnected
罗缕纪存	luó lǚ jì cún	to record and preserve
条分缕析	tiáo fēn lǚ xī	to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)
纹缕儿	wén lǚ r	erhua variant of 紋縷\|纹缕[wen2 lu:3]
葛缕子	gě lǚ zi	caraway; Persian cumin (Carum carvi)
丝缕	sī lǚ	silk thread
蓝缕	lán lǚ	variant of 襤褸\|褴褛[lan2 lu:3]
筚路蓝缕	bì lù lán lǚ	the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
纹缕	wén lǚ	veined pattern; wrinkles; vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)
繁缕	fán lǚ	common chickweed (Stellaria media)
缕述	lǚ shù	to relate in detail

Characters sharing the sound component 娄 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
娄 sound part	lóu	a constellation; to wear; surname
数	shù	count, number, several
楼	lóu	multi-story building; floor
屡	lǚ	frequently, often, again and again
喽	lou	used in onomatopoetic expressions
搂	lǒu	to embrace, to hug; to drag, to pull
蝼	lóu	mole cricket; Gryllotalpa africana
篓	lǒu	bamboo basket
偻	lǚ	humpback; surname
镂	lòu	to inlay; to engrave, to carve; tattoo
髅	lóu	skull, skeleton
瘘	lòu	fistula; goiter, sore, ulcer
褛	lǚ	lapel, collar; tattered, threadbare
屦	jù	straw sandals; to tread on
嵝	lǒu	the Goulou mountain in Hunan
窭	jù	poor; rustic
耧	lóu	a drill for sowing grain
蒌	lóu	Artemisia stelleriana