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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)

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huìyì

Two 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.

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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