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绿 is a phonosemantic compound and the simplified form of 綠. The left side is the silk radical 纟 (mì), derived from the traditional radical 糸, which signals a relationship to textiles, threads, and dyeing. The right side is the phonetic 录 (lù), a simplification of 彔, a character that originally meant carving wood or drawing water but here only provides the sound. In the traditional character 綠, the unsimplified 糸 and 彔 appear. From the ancient practice of dyeing silk green, 绿 has consistently denoted the color green and, by extension, lush vegetation.
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绿色的树真好看。
草地上长满了绿草。
春天公园里一片绿色。
我喜欢穿绿色的衬衫。
绿灯亮了，我们可以走了。
这座城市绿化做得很好。
他的环保理念非常绿色。
她终于拿到了美国绿卡。
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