| 柳 | 120B55 10B.22-9 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄌㄧㄡˇ [liu3] . [Anc. var.  ， ] | ||
| N. | (1) A surname. (2) The willow, much used in Chin. poetry: 柳枝 soft willow branch; 楊柳 a variety of willow used as symbol of feminine delicacy: 柳腰 soft waistline; 柳眉 arch eyebrows; 柳眼 long, slender eyes; in comb. with 花 signifying courtesans and their life; 尋花問柳 go round singsong houses; 花柳病 venereal disease; 花街柳巷 redlight district. | |||||
| Words | 1. 柳穿魚 [liu3chuan1yU2], n., (bot.) a grass, Linaria japonica. 2. 柳線 [liu3xian4], n., the long, swaying branches of willows (“threads”). 3. 柳絮 [liu3xU4], n., willow catkins floating in air like “cotton” (絮). 4. 柳芽兒 [liu3ya2er0], n., young willow sprouts. 5. 柳條 [liu3tiao2], n., willow branch; 柳條包，柳條箱 basket made of willow branches. | |||||