Definitions

luò surname Luo
luò camel; white horse with a black mane (archaic)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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About

The character "骆" originated as a phono-semantic compound, integrating the semantic radical "马" denoting horse with the phonetic component "各" to specify a type of horse often identified by its black mane and white body. Its structural composition, mirrored in the traditional form "駱" which employs the unsimplified radical "馬", underscores its initial equine classification while the phonetic element guided its pronunciation. Over time, the semantic scope of the character expanded beyond equine specifics to include camels, reflecting a shift in referent within the domain of transport and burden animals, and it concurrently stabilized as a hereditary surname. This evolution illustrates a gradual semantic broadening while the character's fundamental construction and phonetic basis remained consistent.

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Traditional Modern
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Example Sentences Hide

驼在沙漠里走路。

Luòtuo zài shāmò lǐ zǒulù.

Camels walk in the desert.

那只驼很高大。

Nà zhī luòtuo hěn gāodà.

That camel is very tall and big.

先生是我的老师。

Luò xiānsheng shì wǒ de lǎoshī.

Mr. Luo is my teacher.

驼可以长时间不喝水。

Luòtuo kěyǐ cháng shíjiān bù hēshuǐ.

Camels can go without water for a long time.

当我们去动物园时,看到了驼。

Dāng wǒmen qù dòngwùyuán shí, kàndàole luòtuo.

When we went to the zoo, we saw camels.

来自沙漠的驼适应了干旱的环境。

Láizì shāmò de luòtuo shìyìngle gānhàn de huánjìng.

Camels from the desert have adapted to the arid environment.

教授在学术会议上发表了演讲。

Luò jiàoshòu zài xuéshù huìyì shàng fābiǎole yǎnjiǎng.

Professor Luo gave a speech at the academic conference.

虽然驼行动缓慢,但它们能承载重物穿越沙漠。

Suīrán luòtuo xíngdòng huǎnmàn, dàn tāmen néng chéngzài zhòngwù chuānyuè shāmò.

Although camels move slowly, they can carry heavy loads across the desert.