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The character "鲁" derives from an early pictographic representation involving a fish, structured with the semantic component "鱼" placed above a element now commonly rendered as "日", though this lower part historically may have represented a different form. Its original meaning conveyed a positive quality of goodness or propriety, likely in the context of ritual offerings. Over centuries, the term acquired negative connotations of stupidity or rashness, possibly through phonetic borrowing or semantic drift. Subsequently, it became the designation for the ancient state of Lu in the Shandong region, which led to its primary modern function as a geographical reference for that area. Current usage maintains this territorial association while also applying the character in adjectives implying roughness or simplicity, showcasing a layered semantic history.
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他很鲁莽地冲了过去。
我哥哥是山东鲁能队的球迷。
这家餐厅的鲁菜做得很地道。
请不要用粗鲁的语言说话。
他的性格有些愚鲁，但很善良。
鲁国是春秋时期的一个重要诸侯国。
这篇论文的论述略显粗疏鲁陋。
鲁迅的杂文犀利如匕首，直指社会弊病。