辘

轆
lù
车 + 鹿

Definitions

lù used in 轆轆|辘辘[lù lù]; used in 軲轆|轱辘[gū lu] and 轂轆|毂辘[gū lu]; used in 轆轤|辘轳[lù lu]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 鹿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 轆.

Semantic: 车 Phonetic: 鹿

About

辘, the simplified form of 轆, combines the vehicle radical 车 on the left and the phonetic component 鹿 (deer) on the right. This phonosemantic structure gives 车 the meaning and 鹿 the sound. The vehicle radical links the character to wheeled machinery, carts, and rotational motion. It originally denoted the rotating wheels of a cart and the cylindrical drum of a windlass and pulley used to draw water from deep wells or hoist heavy construction materials. Although the ancient technologies are obsolete, 辘 remains in compound words for pulleys and winches.

Example Sentences Hide

汽车的轱辘很大。

Qìchē de gūlu hěn dà.

The car's wheels are very big.

轱辘在草地上滚动。

Gūlu zài cǎodì shàng gǔndòng.

The wheel is rolling on the grass.

他用辘轳打水。

Tā yòng lùlu dǎ shuǐ.

He uses a windlass to draw water.

古老的辘轳还在井边。

Gǔlǎo de lùlu hái zài jǐng biān.

The ancient windlass is still by the well.

小孩推着铁轱辘玩耍。

Xiǎohái tuīzhe tiě gūlu wánshuǎ.

The child is pushing an iron wheel to play.

工程师设计了新型辘轳系统。

Gōngchéngshī shèjì le xīnxíng lùlu xìtǒng.

The engineer designed a new type of windlass system.

马车在颠簸的路上轱辘发出吱呀声。

Mǎchē zài diānbǒ de lù shàng gūlu fāchū zhīyā shēng.

The carriage's wheels make a creaking sound on the bumpy road.

通过改进辘轳的机械结构，提水效率显著提高。

Tōngguò gǎijìn lùlu de jīxiè jiégòu, tí shuǐ xiàolǜ xiǎnzhù tígāo.

By improving the mechanical structure of the windlass, the efficiency of water drawing is significantly increased.

Related Characters

Component: 车

军 车 转 连 轻 较 阵 输 载 软 轮 库 轰 辑

Component: 鹿

麟 麓 漉 麝 麋 麒 麂 鏖 麇 麈 簏 麄 麑 麗

Example Words

辘辘 轱辘 饥肠辘辘