庐 (Lú): surname Lu, hut

庐 (Lú) is a Chinese character meaning “surname lu.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 广 (shelter). It ranks #4011 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 广 shelter7 strokesFrequency #4011

Definitions

  1. surname Lu
  2. hut

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
庐山lú shānLushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
初出茅庐chū chū máo lúventuring from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
三顾茅庐sān gù máo lúlit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國...
茅庐máo lúthatched cottage
不识庐山真面目bù shí lú shān zhēn miàn mùlit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)
庐山区lú shān qūLushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
结庐jié lúto build one's house
庐阳区lú yáng qūLuyang, a district of Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui
庐阳lú yángsee 廬陽區|庐阳区[Lu2 yang2 Qu1]
庐江lú jiāngsee 廬江縣|庐江县[Lu2 jiang1 Xian4]
穹庐qióng lúyurt (round tent)
庐江县lú jiāng xiànLujiang, a county in Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui
吴王阖庐wú wáng hé lúKing Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
桐庐县tóng lú xiànTonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
阖庐hé lúKing Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
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Total compounds
35
As first character
53
As last character
12
As middle character

庐 appears in 17 compound words: 35 as the first character, 53 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

初出茅庐chūchūmáolúHSK 7+

to have just begun one's career without any experience

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三顾茅庐sāngùmáolúHSK 7+

to sincerely and repeatedly request someone to take up a post

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 庐 (Lú) mean in Chinese?
庐 (Lú) primarily means "surname lu." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4011 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 庐 have?
庐 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 庐?
The radical associated with 庐 is 广 (shelter). This radical appears in many characters related to shelter.
What are common words containing 庐?
Common words with 庐 include: 庐山 (lú shān, "Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi"); 初出茅庐 (chū chū máo lú, "venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)"); 三顾茅庐 (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 (máo lú, "thatched cottage"); 不识庐山真面目 (bù shí lú shān zhēn miàn mù, "lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)"). There are over 17 compound words containing this character.
Is 庐 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 庐 and the traditional form is 廬.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.