陆

陸

lù, liù

击 + 阝

Definitions

lù (noun) land; shore; continent

liù (numeral) six

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 坴 represents the sound. Simplified form of 陸.

Semantic: 阝 Phonetic: 击

About

陆 is the simplified form of 陸, a phonosemantic compound. The left-side radical 阝 ('mound', 'hill') indicates the character's association with land and terrain, while the right-side component 坴 (originally depicting piled clods of earth) functions primarily as the phonetic element. In the simplified character, 击 replaces the complex right portion, streamlining the form while the semantic 阝 retains the core meanings of dry land, continents, and overland travel.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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船在海面上航行，马上就要靠岸登陆了。

Chuán zài hǎimiàn shàng hángxíng, mǎshàng jiù yào kào'àn dēnglùle.

The ship is sailing on the sea and is about to dock and land.

快递已经到达，正在派送，请留意陌生陆运号码。

Kuàidì yǐjīng dàodá, zhèngzài pàisòng, qǐng liúyì mòshēng lùyùn hàomǎ.

The express delivery has arrived and is being delivered; please watch for an unfamiliar land transport number.

我的祖父出生在中国大陆的北方。

Wǒ de zǔfù chūshēng zài Zhōngguó dàlù de běifāng.

My grandfather was born in the north of mainland China.

陈先生是一位成功的海陆贸易商人。

Chén xiānsheng shì yī wèi chénggōng de hǎi lù màoyì shāngrén.

Mr. Chen is a successful sea and land trade merchant.

这个偏远地区还没有开通高速铁路。

Zhège piānyuǎn dìqū hái méiyǒu kāitōng gāosù tiělù.

This remote area hasn't yet opened a high-speed railway.

请告诉我你的新电话号码，是座机还是手机？

Qǐng gàosù wǒ nǐ de xīn diànhuà hàomǎ, shì zuòjī háishì shǒujī?

Please tell me your new phone number; is it a landline or a mobile phone?

飞机起落架发生故障，紧急迫降在荒野。

Fēijī qǐluòjià fāshēng gùzhàng, jǐnjí pòjiàng zài huāngyě.

The plane's landing gear malfunctioned, forcing an emergency landing in the wilderness.

随着潮水退去，一片广阔的滩涂渐渐显露出来。

Suízhe cháoshuǐ tuìqù, yī piàn guǎngkuò de tāntú jiànjiàn xiǎnlù chūlái.

As the tide receded, a vast expanse of tidal flat gradually became exposed.

Related Characters

Component: 击

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