露 (lù) — (surname) Lu | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(surname) Lu

Easily confused

露。
Wǒ de lǎo shī xìng lù.
My teacher's surname is Lu.
露。
lù Xiān sheng shì yí wèi zhù míng de kē xué jiā.
Mr. Lu is a famous scientist.
露？
Nǐ rèn shi lù jiā de rén ma?
Do you know someone from the Lu family?

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

雨路露

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

路

Same sound today

露 pairs 雨, a rain-related meaning part, with 路, a sound part.

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