碌

磟
liù, lù
录 + 石

Definitions

lù (adjective) busy; occupied; laborious
liù (noun) stone roller (farming tool)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 录 represents the sound. Simplified form of 磟.

Semantic: 石 Phonetic: 录

About

碌 is a phono-semantic compound with 石 (stone) for meaning and 录 for sound, and is the simplified form of 磟, which used 彔 as the phonetic component. It originally referred to the rough, uneven texture of natural stone. Over time, this sense of unpolished ordinariness was applied to people who are busily engaged in trivial tasks, toil without accomplishment, or lead a mediocre and unremarkable life.

Example Sentences Hide

他每天都很忙碌。

Tā měi tiān dōu hěn máng lù.

He is busy every day.

妈妈忙碌地准备晚餐。

Māma máng lù de zhǔnbèi wǎncān.

Mom is busily preparing dinner.

哥哥工作忙碌，很少回家。

Gēge gōngzuò máng lù, hěn shǎo huí jiā.

Older brother is busy with work and rarely goes home.

我们不能庸碌地度过一生。

Wǒmen bù néng yōng lù de dùguò yīshēng.

We cannot spend our lives in mediocrity.

他劳碌了大半辈子，终于可以休息了。

Tā láo lù le dà bàn bèizi, zhōngyú kěyǐ xiūxi le.

He has toiled for most of his life and can finally rest.

尽管生活忙碌，她依然保持乐观。

Jǐnguǎn shēnghuó máng lù, tā yīrán bǎochí lèguān.

Although life is busy, she still remains optimistic.

庸碌之人往往缺乏远大的目标。

Yōng lù zhī rén wǎngwǎng quēfá yuǎndà de mùbiāo.

Mediocre people often lack ambitious goals.

在忙碌的都市生活中，找到平衡很重要。

Zài máng lù de dūshì shēnghuó zhōng, zhǎodào pínghéng hěn zhòngyào.

In the busy urban life, finding balance is important.

Related Characters

Component: 录

绿 剥 禄 氯 箓 渌 逯 菉 盝 録 騄 醁 琭

Component: 石

确 研 破 础 硬 码 碰 矿 碎 岩 碍 磨 磁 碗

Example Words

忙碌 劳碌 庸庸碌碌 庸碌 碌曲 碌碌无为 骨碌