庐 (lú): surname Lu, hut
庐 (lú) is a Chinese character meaning “hut.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 广 (structural) and 户 (structural). It ranks #4011 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 庐 a house 广 with an open door 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 广 (shelter) appears in many related characters such as 店 (diàn, shop), 度 (dù, degree, to measure), 座 (zuò, seat).
Definitions
- surname Lu
- hut
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA house 广 with an open door 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿸广户 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 庐山proper-noun | lú shān | Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi |
| 初出茅庐phrase | chū chū máo lú | venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom) |
| 三顾茅庐phrase | sān gù máo lú | lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國... |
| 茅庐noun | máo lú | thatched cottage |
| 不识庐山真面目phrase | bù shí lú shān zhēn miàn mù | lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom) |
| 庐山区 | lú shān qū | Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi |
| 庐山市 | lú shān shì | Lushan, a county-level city in Jiujiang City 九江市, Jiangxi |
| 庐阳区 | lú yáng qū | Luyang, a district of Hefei City 合肥市, Anhui |
| 结庐verb | jié lú | to build one's house |
| 庐阳proper-noun | lú yáng | see 廬陽區|庐阳区 |
| 庐江县 | lú jiāng xiàn | Lujiang, a county in Hefei City 合肥市, Anhui |
| 吴王阖庐 | wú wáng hé lú | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) |
| 庐江proper-noun | lú jiāng | see 廬江縣|庐江县 |
| 桐庐县 | tóng lú xiàn | Tonglu, a county in Hangzhou City 杭州市, Zhejiang |
| 阖庐 | hé lú | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) |
庐 appears in 18 compound words: 39 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
庐字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。
Lú zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Although the character "卢" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
加入团队时,两人都是初出茅庐的年轻人,如今已经可以独当一面。
jiā rù tuán duì shí , liǎng rén dōu shì chū chū máo Lú de nián qīng rén , rú jīn yǐ jīng kě yǐ dú dāng yī miàn .
When they joined the team, they were both young and inexperienced, but now they can handle things on their own.
傍晚,江西省九江市庐山恋影院前,游客排起长龙。
bàng wǎn , jiāng xī shěng jiǔ jiāng shì Lú shān liàn yǐng yuàn qián , yóu kè pái qǐ cháng lóng .
In the evening, a long line of tourists formed in front of the Lushan Lian Cinema in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province.
对初出茅庐崭露头角的孩子而言,流量和热度是双刃剑,苦练内功更为重要,不要短红要长红。
duì chū chū máo Lú zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo de hái zǐ ér yán , liú liàng hé rè dù shì shuāng 刃 jiàn , kǔ liàn nèi gōng gēng wéi chóng yāo , bù yāo duǎn hóng yāo cháng hóng .
For young, up-and-coming talents, popularity and media attention are a double-edged sword; it’s more important to hone their skills—aim for lasting success rather than fleeting fame.
余姚庐山寺村是河姆渡遗址的重要承载地。
yú 姚 Lú shān sì cūn shì hé mǔ dù yí zhǐ de chóng yāo chéng zài dì .
Lushan Temple Village in Yuyao is a key site associated with the Hemudu archaeological site.
Character Family
广 Radical Family — Characters sharing the shelter radical
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