() — surname Lǚ

Definition

noun
surname Lǚ

Examples

  • Wǒ yǒu yí wèi xìng lǚ de tóng shì.
    I have a colleague with the surname Lǚ.
  • lǚ Xiān sheng shì wǒ men de xīn jīng lǐ.
    Mr. Lǚ is our new manager.
  • Qǐng wèn nín xìng lǚ ma?
    Excuse me, is your surname Lǚ?

Origin

Pictograph
六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíng

A 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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