柳絮

liǔxù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 willow catkins
  2. 2 willow fluff

Examples

HSK 4
Chūntiān, liǔxù mǎntiānfēi.
In spring, willow fluff flies all over the place.
HSK 7-9
Hěnduō rén duì liǔxù guòmǐn, yí dào sìyuè jiù dǎ pēntì.
Many people are allergic to willow fluff and start sneezing as soon as April comes.

Tips

culture
The Eastern Jin poet 谢道韫 once compared falling snow to 柳絮 lifted by the wind, and the comparison made her the classic example of a gifted woman writer. In later poetry, drifting catkins stand for late spring and parting.

Stroke Order

柳 liǔ
絮 xù