柳[桺、、、栁]liǔ ❶ {植} （柳树） willow: 白[银] ～ white willow; 脆 ～ brittle willow; 二色 ～ pussy willow; 黑 ～ black willow; 黄花 ～ goat willow; 匍匐 ～ creeping willow
❷ （二十八宿之一） Liu, one of the lunar mansions
❸ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 宗元 Liu Zongyuan
◆柳安 {植} (英文 lauan 音译) sal; saltree; 柳暗花明 dense willow trees and bright flowers; enchanting sight in spring time; 柳暗花明又一村 There is a way out (for somebody).; Every cloud has a silver lining.; 柳罐 wicker pitcher; 柳江人 {考古} Liujiang man; 柳眉 the eyebrows of a beautiful woman; arch eyebrows; 柳木 {林} willow柳琴 {音} liuqin, a plucked stringed instrument; 柳杉 {植} Cryptomeria fortunei; 柳树 willow; osier; 柳体 calligraphy style of Liu Gongquan of the Tang Dynasty; 柳条 sallow; willow twig; osier; wicker; 柳絮 (willow) catkin; 柳腰 small waist; soft waistline; 柳荫 shade of willow trees; 柳莺 {动} willow warbler; 柳枝 withy; willow branch 柳liu【天文】the twenty-fourth of the twenty-eight constellations into which the celestial sphere was divided in ancient Chinese astronomy (consisting of eight stars in Hydra) |