柳 liǔ willow tree
怎么记住“柳”: 木 tree + 卯 mortise = willow tree. The park bench has a loose peg in its mortise, so the teenagers climb the old tree by the gate, a big willow tree, and talk until late.
部件结构
柳 = 木 tree + 卯 mortise
- 木 tree
- 卯 mortise
The park bench has a loose peg in its mortise, so the teenagers climb the old tree by the gate, a big willow tree, and talk until late.
用法
- The willow, specifically the drooping weeping willow: 柳树 (liǔshù) willow, 垂柳 (chuíliǔ) weeping willow.
- Loaded with poetic imagery of spring and parting. 柳暗花明 (liǔ'àn-huāmíng) means an unexpected bright turn after difficulty. Distinct from 杨 (yáng, poplar).