绿
Meaning
- green
- (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
Example sentence
树是绿的。
The trees are green.
The character 绿
绿 is 纟, silk, beside 录: the dyed colour. 绿色 is the plain word, 绿茶 green tea, 绿灯 the green light — and 绿色 does duty for environmentally friendly as well.