赂 (lù): bribe

赂 (lù) is a Chinese character meaning “bribe.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 贝 (structural) and 各 (structural). It ranks #2862 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 贝 shell10 strokesFrequency #2862贝 structural 各 structural

Definitions

bribe

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
贿赂	huì lù	to bribe
性贿赂	xìng huì lù	to sexually bribe

Total compounds

As first character

100

As last character

As middle character

赂 appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 赂 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

贿huì

0.86813,175 co-occurrences

贪tān

0.555711 co-occurrences

污wū

0.467702 co-occurrences

额é

0.439726 co-occurrences

诈zhà

0.39984 co-occurrences

受shòu

0.3922,196 co-occurrences

收shōu

0.3911,721 co-occurrences

滥làn

0.38266 co-occurrences

巨jù

0.371474 co-occurrences

厚hòu

0.368282 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

行贿受贿都是违法行为，会受到法律制裁。

Xínghuì shòuhuì dōu shì wéifǎ xíngwéi, huì shòudào fǎlǜ zhìcái.

Bribery is illegal and will be punished by law.

Hk01.comApr 2026

李頴彰律师|英基幼稚园贿赂案:谁在拆掉下一代向上流动的阶梯?

lǐ 頴 zhāng lǜ shī yīng jī yòu zhì yuán huì lù àn : shéi zài chāi diào xià yī dài xiàng shàng liú dòng de jiē tī ?

Hk01.comMar 2026

图插队入英基贿赂案定罪女家长称整件事她只为了孩子官明...

tú chā duì rù yīng jī huì lù àn dìng zuì nǚ jiā cháng chèn zhěng jiàn shì tā zhī wéi le hái zǐ guān míng . . .

三立新聞網Mar 2026

政治献金变贿赂翟本乔:二审一定被推翻

zhèng zhì xiàn jīn biàn huì lù 翟 běn qiáo : èr shěn yī dìng bèi tuī fān

Political Donations Turned into Bribery: Zhai Benqiao Says the Ruling Will Surely Be Overturned on Appeal

NewsFeb 2026

...石油贪腐收中国国企子公司210万美元贿赂

. . . shí yóu tān fǔ shōu zhōng guó guó qǐ zǐ gōng sī wàn měi yuán huì lù

... Oil corruption accepted $2.1 million in bribes from subsidiaries of Chinese state-owned enterprises

Tatoeba

市长否认收受了贿赂。

Shìzhǎng fǒurèn shōushòu le huìlù.

The mayor denied having taken a bribe.

Tatoeba

警方不应该收取贿赂。

Jǐngfāng bù yīnggāi shōuqǔ huìlù.

Police shouldn't take bribes.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 赂 (lù) mean in Chinese?

赂 (lù) primarily means "bribe." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2862 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 赂 have?

赂 is written with 10 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 赂?

The radical associated with 赂 is 贝 (shell). This radical appears in many characters related to shell.

What are the components of 赂?

赂 is composed of: 贝 (structural), 各 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰贝各 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 赂?

Common words with 赂 include: 贿赂 (huì lù, "to bribe"); 性贿赂 (xìng huì lù, "to sexually bribe"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.

What characters sound the same as 赂 (lù)?

Several characters share the pronunciation lù: 炉 (stove), 陆 (six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)), 录 (to carve wood), 路 (road), and 1 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.

Is 赂 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

No. The simplified form is 赂 and the traditional form is 賂.

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