琉璃

liúli

noun #68,132

Meanings

1 colored glaze; glazed tiles
2 colored glass; glass art

Characters

glaze; colored glass

glaze; colored glass

Examples

HSK 5

湖面平静得像一块琉璃。

Húmiàn píngjìng de xiàng yí kuài liúli.

The lake is as smooth as a sheet of colored glass.

HSK 5

在古代，黄色琉璃一般只能用在皇家建筑上。

Zài gǔdài, huángsè liúli yìbān zhǐnéng yòng zài huángjiā jiànzhù shàng.

In ancient times, yellow glazed tiles could generally be used only on imperial buildings.

HSK 6

这个琉璃花瓶在灯光下特别好看。

Zhège liúli huāpíng zài dēngguāng xià tèbié hǎokàn.

This colored-glass vase looks especially lovely under the lights.

Tips

culture

Glazed roof tiles are 琉璃瓦. On the Forbidden City (故宫) the yellow ones marked the emperor's buildings, while green tiles went on princes' mansions and many temples. Today 琉璃 also names art objects of cast colored glass.

In Pop Culture

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2020 xianxia TV drama starring 成毅 and 袁冰妍, a hit that revived Cheng Yi's career.

Stroke Order

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