Definition
绺 is a measure word (classifier) used for small bunches or clusters of long, thin objects like hair, thread, or grass. You'll encounter it in literary or descriptive contexts — for example, 一绺头发 ('a lock of hair') or 几绺丝线 ('a few skeins of silk thread'). It is not used for general counting but for natural groupings.
classifier
for a tuftlockor skein (of hair, thread, grass, etc.)
Examples
- 绺。Tā tóu shàng yǒu yì liǔ bái tóufa.She has a lock of white hair on her head.
- 绺。Tā bǎ nà liǔ sīxiàn rào zài shǒuzhǐ shàng.He wound that skein of silk thread around his finger.
- 绺。Fēng chuī qǐ le yì liǔ tóufa.The wind lifted a lock of hair.
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