庐

廬

lú

广 + 户

Definitions

lú surname Lu; Luzhou or Lu Prefecture 廬州|庐州[lú zhōu], a prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in present-day Anhui; Mount Lu 廬山|庐山[lú shān] in Jiangxi Province

lú hut

Etymology

A house 广 with an open door 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation

About

庐 is a phono-semantic compound that pairs 广 (a house with a roof) and 户 (an open door), with 户 also providing the pronunciation. Together, they evoke the image of a simple, welcoming refuge. The character primarily means a humble, rustic dwelling, a thatched hut, cottage, or temporary lodge. It often carries connotations of pastoral simplicity, seclusion, and retreat from political life, and it appears frequently in classical poetry and literature to describe the homes of hermits, scholars, and monks.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这个庐山真漂亮。

Zhè ge Lú Shān zhēn piào liang.

This Mount Lu is really beautiful.

他住在一间小茅庐里。

Tā zhù zài yī jiān xiǎo máo lú lǐ.

He lives in a small thatched cottage.

山脚下有几处安静的庐舍。

Shān jiǎo xià yǒu jǐ chù ān jìng de lú shè.

There are several quiet cottages at the foot of the mountain.

我们在庐山度过了一个愉快的假期。

Wǒmen zài Lú Shān dù guò le yī gè yú kuài de jià qī.

We spent a pleasant holiday on Mount Lu.

古人有时会在父母墓旁结庐守孝。

Gǔ rén yǒu shí huì zài fù mǔ mù páng jié lú shǒu xiào.

Ancient people would sometimes build a hut beside their parents' grave to observe mourning.

诸葛亮的草庐成了智慧的象征。

Zhūgě Liàng de cǎo lú chéng le zhì huì de xiàng zhēng.

Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage has become a symbol of wisdom.

这本小说描写了隐居山庐的生活。

Zhè běn xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le yǐn jū shān lú de shēng huó.

This novel describes the life of seclusion in a mountain hut.

结庐在人境，而无车马喧，是一种心境。

Jié lú zài rén jìng, ér wú chē mǎ xuān, shì yī zhǒng xīn jìng.

To build a dwelling in the human world yet hear no noise of carriage and horse is a state of mind.

Related Characters

Component: 广

Component: 户

庐