懂中文 Dong Chinese

綠

lǜ

green

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 彔 represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

彔 sound component

彔  Sound component

lù

  

to carve wood

Evolution

綠 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
綠 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
綠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
綠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

绿 (綠) 

lǜ

green; chlorine

Most common words with 綠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绿色

green

绿

green

绿化

to reforest

绿灯

green light

绿地

green area (e.g. urban park or garden)