柳
栁liǔ
#1,555 most
frequent character
old variant of 柳[liu3]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
柳 has 木, a tree, and 卯 mǎo as its sound part. It names a type of tree, the willow. The sound link is not obvious in Mandarin; 留 liú and 聊 liáo are closer.
Drawn as: a tree
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