辘轳

轆轤
lùlu
noun #80,839

Meanings

  1. 1 windlass (over a well)
  2. 2 well pulley
  3. 3 winch

Examples

HSK 3
Yǐqián rénmen yòng lùlu dǎshuǐ.
People used to draw water with a windlass.
HSK 6
Nǎinai jiā de lǎo jǐng shàng hái liú zhe yí ge mùtou lùlu, búguò zǎojiù méi rén yòng le.
The old well at Grandma's still has its wooden windlass, though nobody has used it for years.

Tips

memory
Both characters carry the cart radical 车: a windlass is a wheel that turns. 辘 also gives 辘辘, the rumble of cart wheels. Say the word lùlu, with a light second syllable.

Stroke Order

辘 lù
轳 lú