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橹

櫓
lǔ
noun #57,853

Meanings

  1. 1 scull (a single long oar worked from the stern of a boat)
  2. 2 large shield (archaic)

Examples

HSK 7-9
渔夫轻轻摇橹，船便向前滑去。
Yúfū qīngqīng yáo lǔ, chuán biàn xiàngqián huá qù.
The fisherman gently pushed the scull and the boat slid forward.
HSK 7-9
老运河上还能见到用橹摇的船。
Lǎo yùnhé shàng hái néng jiàndào yòng lǔ yáo de chuán.
On the old canal you can still see boats moved by a stern scull.

Tips

history
Originally meant a large wooden shield (a sense seen in classical texts such as 过秦论). The everyday modern meaning is the scull, a long oar swung side to side over a boat's stern to drive it forward.

Components

radical
木 mù
wood; tree
The wood radical, marking that a scull (and the old wooden shield) is made of timber. It places the character in the family of wooden implements.
phonetic
鲁 lǔ
dull; the state of Lu
Gives the sound, read 鲁 on its own and unchanged here. It contributes only the pronunciation, not meaning.

Stroke Order

橹 lǔ