璐

lù

王 + 路

Definitions

lù beautiful jade

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 路 represents the sound.

Semantic: 王 Phonetic: 路

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In the Chinese writing system, 璐 is a phono-semantic compound: the left-side radical 王 (jade) indicates the meaning, while the right-side component 路 (lù) marks the pronunciation. Throughout its history, this character has served as a descriptive noun for a variety of beautiful, precious jade, essentially fine gemstones. Because it carries such favorable and aesthetically pleasing connotations of purity and value, it appears frequently in personal naming rather than in everyday vocabulary. The phonetic 路 itself is composed of the foot radical 足 and the phonetic element 各, but these inner parts do not contribute to the semantic content of 璐.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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我的妹妹叫璐璐。

Wǒ de mèimei jiào Lùlù.

My younger sister is called Lulu.

璐璐今天很高兴。

Lùlù jīntiān hěn gāoxìng.

Lulu is very happy today.

张璐是我的好朋友。

Zhāng Lù shì wǒ de hǎo péngyǒu.

Zhang Lu is my good friend.

王璐在图书馆看书。

Wáng Lù zài túshūguǎn kàn shū.

Wang Lu is reading in the library.

李璐喜欢在周末去公园散步。

Lǐ Lù xǐhuān zài zhōumò qù gōngyuán sànbù.

Li Lu likes to go for a walk in the park on weekends.

当璐璐听到好消息时，她兴奋地跳了起来。

Dāng Lùlù tīng dào hǎo xiāoxi shí, tā xīngfèn de tiào le qǐlái.

When Lulu heard the good news, she jumped up excitedly.

尽管天气不好，璐璐仍然决定按照原计划去爬山。

Jǐnguǎn tiānqì bù hǎo, Lùlù réngrán juédìng ànzhào yuán jìhuà qù páshān.

Despite the bad weather, Lulu still decided to go hiking according to the original plan.

如果璐璐能够提前完成项目，她就可以参加下个月的国际会议。

Rúguǒ Lùlù nénggòu tíqián wánchéng xiàngmù, tā jiù kěyǐ cānjiā xià gè yuè de guójì huìyì.

If Lulu can complete the project ahead of time, she can attend the international conference next month.

Related Characters

Component: 王

Component: 路

璐