颅 (lú) — skull, cranium
Definition
noun
skullcranium
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Yī shēng zǐ xì jiǎn chá le tā de lú gǔ.The doctor carefully examined his skull.
- 。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le yí gè gǔ dài lú gǔ.The archaeologist discovered an ancient cranium.
- 。Tā de lú gǔ zài shì gù zhōng shòu dào le zhuàng jī.His skull was impacted in the accident.
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 顱; 颅 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
盧
盧lú顱lú
Same sound today
The traditional form 顱 combines 頁, meaning head, with 盧, which gives the sound; the simplified 颅 is a later shorthand.
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