绿

• 拼音: lǜ
• 汉字拆解: 绿 = 纟 (silk) + 录 (phonetic component) — originally the green colour of dyed silk

含义

Green. The colour of grass, leaves, and growing plants.

Used to describe the colour green in everyday speech. Also appears in environmental contexts like 绿化 (greening/planting trees). In internet slang, 绿 can metaphorically refer to being cheated on, but this is informal.

例句

1. 春天来了，树叶都变绿了。
2. 她穿了一件绿色的裙子。
3. 公园里到处都是绿绿的草地。

用法指南

语境: colour, nature, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 红灯停，绿灯行。(Stop at a red light, go at a green light.)
• 这里的山很绿。(The mountains here are very green.)

错误说法

• 不要给别人送绿色的帽子 (Don't give someone a green hat — 戴绿帽子 means being cheated on by a partner, so green hats are considered unlucky gifts)

起源与历史

Phonosemantic character: 纟 (silk radical, indicating colour of dyed silk) + 录 (phonetic component). Originally referred to the green colour of silk dye.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal