偻 (lǚ) · to stoop; to bend the back (in deference)

Meanings

1 to stoop; to bend the back (in deference)

Characters

偻

lǚ

to stoop; to bend the back (in deference)

Examples

HSK 7-9

古人偻身以示敬意。

Gǔrén lǚ shēn yǐ shì jìngyì.

The ancients bowed their backs to show respect.

HSK 7-9

他伛偻着慢慢走进大厅。

Tā yǔlǚ zhe mànmàn zǒujìn dàtīng.

Bent-backed, he slowly entered the hall.

Tips

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The lǚ reading is literary and classical, meaning to bow or stoop the body, often as a sign of deference. It pairs with 伛 in 伛偻 ('stooped / hunched'). Everyday speech instead uses the lóu reading inside 佝偻.

Components

radical

亻 rén

person

The person radical, a side form of 人. It frames 偻 as a word about the human body, here a bent or hunched back.

phonetic

娄 lóu

to drag; empty

Gives the sound lóu. The same phonetic appears in a family of lóu/lǚ-sounding characters such as 楼 and 搂.

Stroke Order

偻 lǚ

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