麓 (lù): foot of a hill

麓 (lù) is a Chinese character meaning “foot of a hill.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 鹿 (deer). It ranks #4774 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 鹿 deer19 strokesFrequency #4774

Definitions

  1. foot of a hill

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
山麓shān lùfoothills
麓湖公园lù hú gōng yuánLuhu Park in central Guangzhou
岳麓书院yuè lù shū yuànYuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy
岳麓区yuè lù qūYuelu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
岳麓山yuè lù shānMt Yuelu in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], famous for scenery, temples and tombs
岳麓yuè lùYuelu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
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Total compounds
17
As first character
33
As last character
50
As middle character

麓 appears in 6 compound words: 17 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

岳麓书院yuè lù shū yuànHSK 7+

Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

麓字由19笔画组成，结构很巧妙。

lù zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .

The character "麓" consists of 19 strokes and has a very ingenious structure.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 麓 (lù) mean in Chinese?
麓 (lù) primarily means "foot of a hill." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4774 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 麓 have?
麓 is written with 19 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 麓?
The radical associated with 麓 is 鹿 (deer). This radical appears in many characters related to deer.
What are common words containing 麓?
Common words with 麓 include: 山麓 (shān lù, "foothills"); 麓湖公园 (lù hú gōng yuán, "Luhu Park in central Guangzhou"); 岳麓书院 (yuè lù shū yuàn, "Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy"); 岳麓区 (yuè lù qū, "Yuelu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan"); 岳麓山 (yuè lù shān, "Mt Yuelu in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], famous for scenery, temples and tombs"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
Is 麓 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 麓 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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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.