一缕

一縷

yīlǚ

measure word

Meanings

1 a wisp of
2 a strand of
3 a thread of

Characters

Examples

屋顶上飘起一缕炊烟。

Wūdǐng shàng piāo qǐ yī lǚ chuīyān.

A wisp of cooking smoke rose above the roof.

一缕阳光照进房间。

Yī lǚ yángguāng zhào jìn fángjiān.

A beam of sunlight shone into the room.

Tips

usage

一缕 pictures a single thin, trailing line — a wisp of smoke, a strand of hair, a shaft of sunlight, a tendril of fragrance. It is more literary and visual than 一丝, which is usually about abstract traces (feelings).

Stroke Order

一 yī

缕 lǚ