镂

鏤

lòu

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Definitions

lòu to engrave; to carve; hard steel

Etymology phono-semantic

metal

Semantic: 钅 Phonetic: 娄

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 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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Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

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Component: 娄

Component: 钅

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娄钅

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