Luò
noun #33,315

Meanings

  1. 1 surname Luo
  2. 2 (archaic) white horse with a black mane
  3. 3 (in compounds) camel — see 骆驼

Examples

Wǒmen lǎoshī xìng Luò.
Our teacher's surname is Luo.
Luòtuo néng zài shāmò zhōng cháng shíjiān bù hē shuǐ.
Camels can go without water for long stretches in the desert.

Tips

memory
Look at the radical: (horse) — that's your hook. The original meaning was a specific kind of white horse with a black mane. Today most learners meet it inside 骆驼 (luòtuo, camel). Tang poet (Luò Bīnwáng), one of the 'Four Heroes of Early Tang', is the most famous bearer of the surname.

Stroke Order

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