绺 (liǔ) — (classifier) for a tuft, lock, or skein (of hair, thread, grass, etc.)
Definition
A measure word (classifier) for a thin strand or tuft — a lock of hair, a skein of thread, a wisp of grass. Always used with 一: 一绺.
classifier
for a tuftlockor skein (of hair, thread, grass, etc.)
Examples
- 绺。Tā tóu shàng yǒu yì liǔ bái tóu fa.She has a lock of white hair on her head.
- 绺。Tā bǎ nà liǔ sī xiàn rào zài shǒu zhǐ shàng.He wound that skein of silk thread around his finger.
- 绺。Fēng chuī qǐ le yì liǔ tóu fa.The wind lifted a lock of hair.
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