柳
willow tree; mansion; surname
Meanings
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willow; willow tree
Refers to deciduous trees or shrubs with long, slender, flexible branches, often found near water.
Many willow trees are planted on both sides of the river bank.
Spring is here, and the willow trees have sprouted tender green buds.
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I like to sit under a weeping willow and read.
The flexibility of these willow twigs is very good.
The willow trees in the park are full of greenery.
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Willow (one of the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions)
technicalOne of the traditional Chinese constellations used in astronomy and astrology.
The Willow Mansion belongs to the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird of the South.
Ancient star charts mark the positions of the Twenty-Eight Mansions.
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According to ancient books, the Willow Mansion governs good and bad fortune.
The Twenty-Eight Mansions include Horn, Neck, Root, Room, Heart, Tail, Basket, and Willow, among others.
He is studying the Willow Mansion in ancient astrology.
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Liu (a Chinese surname)
A common Chinese family name.
Teacher Liu teaches us history.
The Tang Dynasty poet Liu Zongyuan is very famous.
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My colleague's surname is Liu, and her first name is Mei.
Excuse me, are you Mr. Liu?
The surname Liu is a common surname in China.