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橹
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oar (alt)

HSK 10
Human →Body
lǔ
ロ
やぐら、おおだて
로
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 魯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (櫓)
木 tree+ 魯 Lu =
櫓 oar (alt)
木 Meaning component
mù tree
魯 Phonetic component
Lu
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Simplified (橹)
木 tree+ 鲁 stupid =
橹 oar
木 Meaning component
mù tree
鲁 Phonetic component
lǔ stupid
foolish, stupid, rash
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
櫓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
橹 / 櫓 [lǔ]
scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat) (free word)
Japanese
櫓 、 艪 ろ 同音
noun Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
櫓 、 矢倉 やぐら 同音

noun

  1. turret; watchtower
  2. high wooden stage; scaffolding
  3. wooden frame (of a kotatsu)
  4. shogi yagura; fortress
  5. archaic weapons storehouse
Korean
노 [櫓]
Noun
oar; paddle; A tool used to make a boat move on by rowing.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
櫓 やぐら
Yagura surname
CHINESE WORDS (3)
摇橹 [yáo​lǔ]
to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)
摇橹船 [yáo​lǔ​chuán]
boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
楼橹 [lóu​lǔ]
watch tower
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
物見櫓 [ものみやぐら] #68,246
watchtower
櫓 [ろ] #82,886
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
火の見櫓 [ひのみやぐら] #142,453
fire lookout
櫓櫂 [ろかい] #167,492
sculls and paddles
櫓太鼓 [やぐらだいこ] #221,112
drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts
櫓投げ [やぐらなげ] #221,223
inner thigh throw
櫓臍 [ろべそ] #221,670
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
炬燵やぐら [こたつやぐら] #225,635
square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu
見櫓 [みせやぐら] #235,128
observation tower
櫓杭 [ろぐい] #270,260
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)