吕 (lǚ) — surname Lǚ
Definition
noun
surname Lǚ
Easily confused
- 侣lǚlook-alike(bound form) companion; partner
- 旅lǚsound-aliketravel (bound form, used in compounds like 旅行 and 旅游)
- 铝lǚsound-alikealuminum
- 缕lǚsound-alike(classifier) for slender, wispy things: strands (of hair), wisps (of smoke/mist), beams (of light), puffs (of fragrance)
- 屡lǚsound-alikerepeatedly, time and again (formal/literary; commonly used in 屡次)
- 履lǚsound-alike(bound form) shoes
Examples
- 吕。Wǒ yǒu yí wèi xìng lǚ de tóng shì.I have a colleague with the surname Lǚ.
- 吕。lǚ Xiān sheng shì wǒ men de xīn jīng lǐ.Mr. Lǚ is our new manager.
- 吕？Qǐng wèn nín xìng lǚ ma?Excuse me, is your surname Lǚ?
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 呂; 吕 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 呂 was drawn as two separate blocks of metal, later joined by a line; this story is about 呂, not the current 吕.
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