颅

顱

lú

卢 + 页

Definitions

lú forehead; skull

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 页 represents the meaning and 卢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 顱.

Semantic: 页 Phonetic: 卢

About

颅 (lú), meaning skull or cranium, is the simplified form of traditional 顱. It combines the phonetic component 卢 (lú) on the left with the semantic radical 页 (yè) on the right. The radical 页, which originally depicted a human head, appears in many characters related to the head and face. The traditional character used the more complex phonetic 盧, but the structural principle, a sound element paired with a head classifier, remains unchanged. This phono-semantic compound refers to the bony structure enclosing the brain.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

医生检查了他的颅骨。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de lúgǔ.

The doctor examined his skull.

这个头颅模型很逼真。

Zhège tóulú móxíng hěn bīzhēn.

This skull model is very realistic.

颅骨保护我们的大脑。

Lúgǔ bǎohù wǒmen de dànǎo.

The skull protects our brain.

他因车祸导致颅骨骨折。

Tā yīn chēhuò dǎozhì lúgǔ gǔzhé.

He suffered a skull fracture due to a car accident.

颅内压升高可能很危险。

Lúnèi yā shēnggāo kěnéng hěn wēixiǎn.

Increased intracranial pressure can be dangerous.

医生通过扫描查看他的颅腔情况。

Yīshēng tōngguò sǎomiáo chákàn tā de lúqiāng qíngkuàng.

The doctor examined the condition of his cranial cavity through scanning.

颅底手术需要非常精细的技术。

Lúdǐ shǒushù xūyào fēicháng jīngxì de jìshù.

Skull base surgery requires very precise techniques.

现代医学能够进行复杂的颅骨重建手术。

Xiàndài yīxué nénggòu jìnxíng fùzá de lúgǔ chóngjiàn shǒushù.

Modern medicine can perform complex skull reconstruction surgery.

Related Characters

Component: 卢

Component: 页

颅