strand / thread / detailed / in detail / classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)

縷 character breakdown

surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy

= + : Bessie Coleman (女) invited Sir Lancelot (l) over for dinner in her lunar mansion (娄) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). Because Lancelot is extremely hungry, he brings a sack of rice (米) as a present for his host.
"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

A silk worm.

Characters with 縷 as component

縷 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 縷

to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)
the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
veined pattern / wrinkles / vein lines (in marble or fingerprint) / grain (in wood etc)
erhua variant of 紋縷|纹缕[wen2 lü3]
to relate in detail
common chickweed (Stellaria media)
caraway / Persian cumin (Carum carvi)
variant of 襤褸|褴褛[lan2 lü3]
hanging by a thread / very precarious / almost extinct / (of sound) linger on faintly

Sentences with 縷

縷 currently does not appear in any sentence.