鲁肃

魯肅

Lǔ Sù

proper noun

Meanings

1 Lu Su, statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu (东吴) during the Three Kingdoms period; courtesy name Zijing 子敬

About Lu Su

172–217 · 外交家 diplomat

Eastern Wu adviser who built the alliance with Liu Bei that beat Cao Cao at 赤壁 in 208, then succeeded Zhou Yu as Wu's commander. The novel 《三国演义》 makes him an honest, easily fooled foil to Zhuge Liang.

Also called 子敬

Characters

鲁

lǔ

(surname; lit. coarse)

肃

sù

(given name; lit. solemn, respectful)

Examples

HSK 6

鲁肃力主联合刘备，共同对抗曹操。

Lǔ Sù lì zhǔ liánhé Liú Bèi, gòngtóng duìkàng Cáocāo.

Lu Su strongly advocated allying with Liu Bei to jointly resist Cao Cao.

HSK 7-9

鲁肃是东吴四大都督之一。

Lǔ Sù shì Dōngwú sìdà dūdū zhīyī.

Lu Su was one of the Four Great Commanders of Eastern Wu.

Tips

culture

Three idioms trace back to him. He told the newly well-read general 吕蒙 that he was no longer 吴下阿蒙, the unschooled 'Ah Meng of Wu', and Lü Meng's reply gave 刮目相看 'to see someone with new eyes'. 单刀赴会, 'going to talks with a single sword', recalls his meeting with Guan Yu.

Stroke Order

鲁 Lǔ

肃 sù

鲁肃