Definitions

Luò (noun) name of several rivers in China
luò (particle) used in transliteration

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character "洛" was formed to represent the Luo River, constructed from the water radical (氵) to signify its semantic domain and the component "各" which historically provided phonetic indication. Its core meaning as a hydronym has remained stable, while its application extended to function in toponyms such as Luoyang, indicating a geographical association rather than a fundamental change in lexical meaning.

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

阳是个古城。

Luòyáng shì gè gǔchéng.

Luoyang is an ancient city.

河水流很急。

Luò hé shuǐliú hěn jí.

The flow of the Luo River is very swift.

他在阳工作了三年。

Tā zài Luòyáng gōngzuòle sān nián.

He has worked in Luoyang for three years.

神传说很美。

Luòshén chuánshuō hěn měi.

The legend of Luo Shen is very beautiful.

这幅画有可可风格。

Zhè fú huà yǒu Luòkěkě fēnggé.

This painting has Rococo style.

阳的牡丹花非常有名。

Luòyáng de mǔdan huā fēicháng yǒumíng.

The peonies in Luoyang are very famous.

如果你去阳,一定要参观龙门石窟。

Rúguǒ nǐ qù Luòyáng, yídìng yào cānguān Lóngmén shíkū.

If you go to Luoyang, you must visit the Longmen Grottoes.

河流域的文化遗产值得深入研究。

Luò hé liúyù de wénhuà yíchǎn zhídé shēnrù yánjiū.

The cultural heritage of the Luo River basin is worth in-depth study.