戮 (lù): to kill

Meanings

1 to kill
2 to slaughter

Characters

戮

lù

to kill; to slaughter

Examples

HSK 7-9

战争中无数平民惨遭杀戮。

Zhànzhēng zhōng wúshù píngmín cǎnzāo shālù.

Countless civilians were slaughtered in the war.

HSK 7-9

两军戮力抵抗侵略者。

Liǎng jūn lùlì dǐkàng qīnlüèzhě.

The two armies joined forces to resist the invaders.

Tips

usage

Mainly in 杀戮 (slaughter, massacre). It carries a heavier, more brutal tone than plain 杀. In the set phrase 戮力 (to join forces) it instead means 'to combine (effort)', a separate borrowed sense.

Components

radical

戈 gē

dagger-axe; weapon

Right 戈 (dagger-axe), the indexing radical. It supplies the deadly meaning, a weapon used to kill, putting 戮 with 战 (war) and 戒 (to guard).

phonetic

翏 liù

to soar; phonetic

Left 翏 supplies the sound (liù drifting to lù). The same phonetic anchors 戮's relatives 缪 and 谬 (absurd).

Stroke Order

戮 lù

Related Words

杀戮 shālù #5,504

massacre / slaughter / killing

戮力同心 lùlì-tóngxīn

to unite efforts and share one purpose / to pull together with one heart

杀 shā HSK 5 #180

to kill; to murder / to slaughter; to fight

杀光 shāguāng #9,004

to kill off; to wipe out; to slaughter completely / to exterminate

屠杀 túshā HSK 7-9 #4,646

to massacre / to slaughter

毙 bì #4,178

to execute by shooting / to kill / to die (violent death)

枪杀 qiāngshā #4,151

to shoot dead / to gun down / to kill by shooting

宰 zǎi HSK 7-9 #3,210

to slaughter / to butcher / to govern; to manage / to rip off; to overcharge

泡 pào HSK 6 #2,230

to soak; to steep; to brew (tea) / bubble; foam; blister / to hang out; to kill time

杀害 shāhài HSK 7-9 #1,815

to murder / to kill (with malicious intent)