| 縷 | [ lǚ ] strand, thread, detailed, in detail, classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) |
| 縷述 | [ lǚ shù ] to relate in detail |
| ⇒ 不絕如縷 | [ bù jué rú lǚ ] hanging by a thread, very precarious, almost extinct, (of sound) linger on faintly |
| ⇒ 千絲萬縷 | [ qiān sī wàn lǚ ] linked in countless ways |
| ⇒ 條分縷析 | [ fēn lǚ xī ] to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom) |
| ⇒ 篳路藍縷 | [ bì lù lán lǚ ] the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom) |
| ⇒ 紋縷 | [ wén lǚ ] veined pattern, wrinkles, vein lines (in marble or fingerprint), grain (in wood etc) |
| ⇒ 紋縷兒 | [ wén lǚ ] erhua variant of 紋縷|纹缕[wen2 lu:3] |
| ⇒ 絲縷 | [ sī lǚ ] silk thread |
| ⇒ 繁縷 | [ fán lǚ ] common chickweed (Stellaria media) |
| ⇒ 羅縷紀存 | [ luó lǚ jì cún ] to record and preserve |
| ⇒ 葛縷子 | [ gě lǚ zi ] caraway, Persian cumin (Carum carvi) |
| ⇒ 藍縷 | [ lán lǚ ] variant of 襤褸|褴褛[lan2 lu:3] |