卢

盧

lú

⺊ + 尸

Definitions

lú (adjective) black

lú (noun) rice vessel

Etymology

Simplified form of 盧. Originally a pictograph of a stove, based on the original meaning "stove", now written as 爐. The 虍 and 皿 components were added later. In modern Mandarin this character is usually only used for its sound in foreign loan words.

About

卢 is the simplified form of 盧. The character began as a pictograph of a stove, a meaning now written as 爐. Later, the components 虍 ('tiger') and 皿 ('dish') were added, forming the traditional 盧 with 虍 above and 田 and 皿 below. The modern simplified 卢 strips away these internal elements, leaving an abstract shape that is easier to write. Today, 卢 is primarily a surname and is often used phonetically in foreign loanwords.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

卢布是俄罗斯的货币。

Lú bù shì é luó sī de huò bì.

The ruble is the currency of Russia.

卢比在印度广泛使用。

Lú bǐ zài yìn dù guǎng fàn shǐ yòng.

Rupees are widely used in India.

他姓卢，是我的邻居。

Tā xìng Lú, shì wǒ de lín jū.

His surname is Lu, and he is my neighbor.

卢森堡是一个欧洲国家。

Lú sēn bǎo shì yí gè ōu zhōu guó jiā.

Luxembourg is a European country.

卢旺达的首都是基加利。

Lú wàng dá de shǒu dū shì jī jiā lì.

The capital of Rwanda is Kigali.

这种古老文字称为卢恩符文。

Zhè zhǒng gǔ lǎo wén zì chēng wéi lú ēn fú wén.

This ancient script is called Runes.

卢浮宫收藏了许多艺术珍品。

Lú fú gōng shōu cáng le xǔ duō yì shù zhēn pǐn.

The Louvre Museum houses many art treasures.

他的分析过于浮卢，不够深入。

Tā de fēn xī guò yú fú lú, bú gòu shēn rù.

His analysis is too superficial and not deep enough.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: ⺊

Component: 尸

Example Words