Definitions

luò a river in northern Shandong

Etymology phono-semantic

water

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is a phono-semantic compound used mainly in proper nouns for rivers and places. It combines the water radical (shuǐ), indicating an aquatic feature, with the phonetic element (lèi). The character has two distinct readings: luò, which refers exclusively to the modern prefecture-level city of Luohe (漯河) in Henan province, on the Sha River; and tà, which historically named the ancient Ta River (漯水) in northern China.

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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