噜 (lū) — (onomatopoeic element) used in 呼噜 (snore) and 咕噜 (rumble, gurgle); (dialectal) verbose, garrulous (in 噜苏)
Definition
噜 (lū) is not a standalone word — it only appears inside onomatopoeic compounds like 呼噜 (snore) and 咕噜 (rumble), plus the dialectal 噜苏 (verbose).
bound form
(onomatopoeic element) used in 呼噜 (snore) and 咕噜 (rumble, gurgle)(dialectal) verbosegarrulous (in 噜苏)
Examples
- ，。Tā dǎ hū lū de shēng yīn tài dà le, wǒ shuì bù zháo.His snoring is so loud that I can't fall asleep.
- ，。Dù zi è dé gū lū xiǎng, gāi chī fàn le.My stomach is rumbling from hunger; it's time to eat.
- 噜，？Bié lū sū le, jiǎn duǎn yì xiē hǎo ma?Stop being so verbose — can you be more concise?
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 嚕; 噜 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
魯
魯lǔ嚕
Same sound today
The traditional form 嚕 has 口, a mouth, beside 魯, which gives the sound; the simplified 噜 is a later shorthand.
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