轱辘 (gū lù) — (colloquial) wheel

Definition

Colloquial onomatopoeic word for 'wheel' — echoes the rolling sound. More vivid and spoken than the standard 轮子 (lúnzi). Often reduplicated as 轱辘轱辘 to imitate rolling.

noun
(colloquial) wheel
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 轱辘。
    Chē zi de gū lù huài le.
    The car's wheel is broken.
  • 轱辘。
    Tā zài lù biān jiǎn dào yí gè gū lù.
    He found a wheel on the roadside.
  • 轱辘。
    Zhè ge gū lù shì mù tou zuò de.
    This wheel is made of wood.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

轱gū
辘lù

轱 and 辘 carry no meaning of their own here; together they name a wheel.

Sound-only characters

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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