鲁 (lǔ) — rash; blunt; stupid; dull; short name for Shandong (province)
Definition
鲁 is a bound form: by itself it mainly appears as the short name for Shandong province (山东); the 'rash/blunt' and 'stupid/dull' senses surface only in compounds like 鲁莽.
bound form
rashbluntstupiddullshort name for Shandong (province)
Easily confused
- 噜lūlook-alike(onomatopoeic element) used in 呼噜 (snore) and 咕噜 (rumble, gurgle)
- 掳lǔsound-alike(bound form) to capture (by force), to take prisoner
- 橹lǔlook-alikea sculling oar mounted at the stern of a boat, operated with a twisting motion
- 卤lǔsound-aliketo stew in soy sauce and spices (a Chinese cooking method)
- 撸lūlook-aliketo rub one's palm along (something); to roll up (sleeves)
- 虏lǔsound-alike(noun) captive, prisoner of war
Examples
- ，。Tā zuò shì tài lǔ mǎng le, jīng cháng bù kǎo lǜ hòu guǒ.He is too rash in doing things, often not considering consequences.
- 鲁，。Zhè dào lǔ cài hěn yǒu míng, shì shān dōng de dài biǎo cài.This Shandong dish is very famous; it's a representative dish of Shandong.
- 鲁。Zhè dào lǔ cài shì shān dōng de dài biǎo cài.This Shandong dish is a representative dish of Shandong.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 魯; 鲁 is its simplified writing.
- 魚魚yúfish
- 口口kǒumouth
The traditional form 魯 pairs 魚 (fish) and 口 (mouth) to show fish entering the mouth, giving the sense delicious/excellent. The simplified 鲁 is a later shorthand, not the original picture.
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