柳 is also the simplified spelling of 栁, 桺.
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柳
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- 柳
- liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
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3 · liu3
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 柳. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- willow, a member of the genus Salix
- (in compounds) fillet
- (～宿) (Chinese astronomy) Willow mansion (one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions)
- a surname
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