Definitions

(adjective) black
(noun) rice vessel

Etymology

Simplified form of . Originally a pictograph of a stove, based on the original meaning "stove", now written as . The and components were added later. In modern Mandarin this character is usually only used for its sound in foreign loan words.

About

卢 is now primarily used as a Chinese surname, but originally it referred to a food vessel or the color black. In its traditional form, 盧, the character combines the tiger radical 虍 (hū) at the top with 田 (tián, "field") and 皿 (mǐn, "vessel") below, depicting a container for rice or wine. It was later borrowed phonetically to mean dark or black, especially in describing soil or animals. The simplified form 卢 removes the intricate internal components, resulting in a more abstract structure with a horizontal stroke above a modified lower section, prioritizing writing ease over the original pictographic representation.

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Example Sentences Hide

布是俄罗斯的货币。

Lú bù shì é luó sī de huò bì.

The ruble is the currency of Russia.

比在印度广泛使用。

Lú bǐ zài yìn dù guǎng fàn shǐ yòng.

Rupees are widely used in India.

他姓,是我的邻居。

Tā xìng Lú, shì wǒ de lín jū.

His surname is Lu, and he is my neighbor.

森堡是一个欧洲国家。

Lú sēn bǎo shì yí gè ōu zhōu guó jiā.

Luxembourg is a European country.

旺达的首都是基加利。

Lú wàng dá de shǒu dū shì jī jiā lì.

The capital of Rwanda is Kigali.

这种古老文字称为恩符文。

Zhè zhǒng gǔ lǎo wén zì chēng wéi lú ēn fú wén.

This ancient script is called Runes.

浮宫收藏了许多艺术珍品。

Lú fú gōng shōu cáng le xǔ duō yì shù zhēn pǐn.

The Louvre Museum houses many art treasures.

他的分析过于浮,不够深入。

Tā de fēn xī guò yú fú lú, bú gòu shēn rù.

His analysis is too superficial and not deep enough.