Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 盧 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (驴)
Notes
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Similar Characters
嗎 yes or no (trad)媽 mama (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)碼 numeral (trad)罵 scold (trad/jp)螞 leech-hopper (trad)羈 halter (trad)闖 rush (trad)馭 control (trad)馮 Feng (trad)馱 carry on back (trad)馳 gallop (trad)馴 tame (trad)駁 refute (trad)駐 be stationed (trad/jp)駑 horse (trad)駒 fleet (trad/jp)駕 drive (trad)駙 extra (trad)駛 maneuver (trad)
Historical Evolution
驴
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
驴
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
驴
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
驴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驴 / 驢 [lǘ]
donkey; CL:頭|头[tóu]
Japanese
donkey
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (21)
驴子 [lǘzi] #9,567
ass
蠢驴 [chǔnlǘ] #11,103
silly ass
毛驴 [máolǘ] #45,067
donkey
黔驴技穷 [Qiánlǘjìqióng] #28,282
to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)
野驴 [yělǘ] #38,220
onager (Equus onager)
卸磨杀驴 [xièmòshālǘ] #57,760
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
叫驴 [jiàolǘ] #59,635
(coll.) male donkey
非驴非马 [fēilǘfēimǎ] #59,741
neither fish nor fowl
驴唇不对马嘴 [lǘchúnbùduìmǎzuǐ] #60,503
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
驴年马月 [lǘniánmǎyuè] #71,571
see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hóuniánmǎyuè]
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JAPANESE WORDS (7)
驢馬 [ろば] #46,954
donkey
兎馬 [うさぎうま] #75,689
donkey
海驢 [あしか] #148,159
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus)
驢車 [ろしゃ] #186,369
donkey cart
海象 [せいうち] #190,374
walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
驢馬の橋 [ろばのはし] #307,345
pons asinorum (hurdle to learning)
アフリカ野驢馬 [アフリカのろば]
African wild ass (Equus africanus)