绿

green

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

录 sound component

  Sound component

  

copy

Evolution

绿 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

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

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
绿 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
绿 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

绿 () 

green; chlorine

Most common words with 绿
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)