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廬
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庐
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HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
lú
ロ、リョ
いお、いおり、いえ
려
Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 盧 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (廬)
广 roof+ 盧 Louvre =
廬 name
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
盧 Phonetic component
Louvre
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Simplified (庐)
广 roof+ 户 family =
庐 hut
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
户 Meaning component
hù family
door
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Notes
Similar Characters
厅 room (simp)厨 closet (simp)庀 to prepare庄 farmstead (simp)庇 shield庋 a cupboard or序 preface庐 hut (simp)庑 luxuriant (simp)库 armory (simp)底 bottom庖 cooking店 store庙 imperial (simp)府 government office庞 big (simp)废 abrogate (simp)庠 village school庥 shelter座 seat
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
庐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
庐 / 廬 [lú]
hut
Japanese
廬 ろ 同音
noun rare small house; thatched hut
庵 、 菴 、 廬 いおり 、 あん 、 いお 同音
nounn-suf hermitage; retreat
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
廬 る
Ru surname
CHINESE WORDS (17)
庐山 [Lú​shān] #31,997
Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
初出茅庐 [chū​chū​máo​lú] #33,478
venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
桐庐 [Tóng​lú] #29,473
Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng​zhōu], Zhejiang
桐庐县 [Tóng​lú​xiàn] #37,148
Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng​zhōu], Zhejiang
庐江 [Lú​jiāng] #43,739
Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖[Cháo​hú], Anhui
三顾茅庐 [sān​gù​máo​lú] #47,912
lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage
庐阳区 [Lú​yáng​qū] #48,440
Luyang district of Hefei city 合肥市[Hé​féi​shì], Anhui
不识庐山真面目 [bù​shì​Lú​shān​zhēn​miàn​mù] #54,043
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain
庐江县 [Lú​jiāng​xiàn] #54,061
Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖[Cháo​hú], Anhui
茅庐 [máo​lú] #55,597
thatched cottage
7 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
⭐ 庵 [いおり] #14,926
hermitage
出廬 [しゅつろ] #150,714
coming out of retirement
毘盧遮那仏 [びるしゃなぶつ] #182,046
Vairocana-Buddha
廬山会議 [ろざんかいぎ]
Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)
廬舎 [ろしゃ]
small house
胡廬鯛 [コロダイ]
painted sweetlips (Diagramma pictum)
蝸廬 [かろ]
little house