绪

xù

beginnings · clues

Radical: 纟 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组练纪纤

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Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

绪=纟+者

Etymology

thread

Meanings

beginnings

clues

mental state

thread

xù

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Words with 绪 132 total

melancholy愁绪chóu xù to be ready · to be in order就绪jiù xù mood · state of mind · moodiness · CL: zhǒng情绪qíng xù outline · main threads头绪tóu xù

Idioms with 绪 20 total Chain

sad feeling at separation (idiom)离情别绪lí qíng bié xù (of a person) not know where to begin · (of a thing) be confused like a tangle of flax茫无头绪máng wú tóu xù plethora of things to tackle · multitude of loose ends · very complicated · chaotic千头万绪qiān tóu wàn xù

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