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PINYIN INITIAL L

Chinese characters starting with L

Explore 752 Chinese characters whose standard Pinyin begins with L. Open any character to hear its pronunciation, watch the stroke order, and create a printable practice sheet.

Examples in this index: 来 (lái), 老 (lǎo), 冷 (lěng), 里 (lǐ), 亮 (liàng), 两 (liǎng).

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Chinese characters starting with lo

In standard Pinyin, spellings beginning with “lo” include long and lou. Compare their tone-marked pronunciations below or open a character for stroke order and writing practice.

来lái7 strokesto come→老lǎo6 strokesprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity→冷lěng7 strokessurname Leng→里lǐ7 strokeslining→亮liàng9 strokesbright; light→两liǎng7 strokestwo→了liǎo2 strokes(completed action marker)→零líng13 strokeszero→六liù4 strokessix→篮lán16 strokesbasket (receptacle)→乐lè5 strokeshappy→累lèi11 strokesto accumulate→离lí10 strokesto leave→留liú10 strokesto leave (a message etc)→楼lóu13 strokeshouse with more than 1 story→路lù13 strokesroad (CL:條|条[tiao2])→绿lǜ11 strokesgreen→旅lǚ10 strokestrip→蓝lán13 strokesblue→力lì2 strokespower→历lì4 strokesto experience→礼lǐ5 strokesgift→李lǐ7 strokessurname Li→理lǐ11 strokestexture→练liàn8 strokesto practice→炼liàn9 strokesto refine→脸liǎn11 strokesface→凉liáng10 strokescool→辆liàng11 strokesclassifier for vehicles→聊liáo11 strokes(coll.) to chat→料liào10 strokesmaterial→邻lín7 strokesneighbor→凌líng10 strokesto approach→辣là14 strokeshot (spicy)→垃lā8 strokesused in 垃圾[la1 ji1]→拉lā8 strokesto pull→懒lǎn16 strokeslazy→浪làng10 strokeswave→厉lì5 strokesstrict→丽lì7 strokesKorea→利lì7 strokessharp→励lì7 strokesto encourage→例lì8 strokesexample→俩liǎ9 strokestwo (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)→连lián7 strokesto link→联lián12 strokes(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join→量liáng12 strokescapacity→谅liàng10 strokesto show understanding→列liè6 strokesto arrange→林lín8 strokes(bound form) woods; forest→龄líng13 strokesage→另lìng5 strokesother→流liú10 strokesto flow→律lǜ9 strokessurname Lü→虑lǜ10 strokesto think over→乱luàn7 strokesin confusion or disorder→论lùn6 strokesopinion→落luò12 strokesto leave out→览lǎn9 strokesto look at→郎láng8 strokes(arch.) minister→劳láo7 strokesto toil→姥lǎo9 strokesgoverness→泪lèi8 strokestears→类lèi9 strokeskind→厘lí9 strokesone hundredth→梨lí11 strokespear→璃lí14 strokes(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names)→立lì5 strokesto stand→恋liàn10 strokesto feel attached to→良liáng7 strokesgood→粮liáng13 strokesgrain→疗liáo7 strokesto treat→烈liè10 strokesardent→临lín9 strokesto face→灵líng7 strokesquick→铃líng10 strokes(small) bell→令lìng5 strokesto order→领lǐng11 strokesneck→浏liú9 strokesclear→龙lóng5 strokesChinese dragon; loong→漏lòu14 strokesto leak→陆lù7 strokessurname Lu→录lù8 strokesdiary→碌lù13 strokesused in 碌碡[liu4 zhou5]→率lǜ11 strokesto lead→逻luó11 strokespatrol→络luò9 strokesnet-like object→啦lā11 strokes(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc→赖lài13 strokesto depend on→兰lán5 strokesorchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)→拦lán8 strokesto block sb's path→栏lán9 strokesfence→烂làn9 strokessoft; mushy→狼láng10 strokeswolf→廊láng11 strokescorridor→朗lǎng10 strokesclear→牢láo7 strokesfirm→雷léi13 strokesthunder→粒lì11 strokesgrain; granule; pellet; particle→怜lián8 strokesto pity→链liàn12 strokeschain→梁liáng11 strokesLiang Dynasty (502-557)→晾liàng12 strokesto dry in the air→劣liè6 strokesinferior→淋lín11 strokesto sprinkle→笼lóng11 strokesto envelop; to cover→露lù21 strokesto show→履lǚ15 strokesshoe→略lüè11 strokesbrief; sketchy→轮lún8 strokeswheel; disk; ring→腊là12 strokesancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month→蜡là14 strokescandle→喇lā12 strokes(onom.) sound of wind, rain etc→睐lài12 strokesto glance→婪lán11 strokesavaricious→澜lán15 strokesswelling water→滥làn13 strokesoverflowing→揽lǎn12 strokesto monopolize; to seize→缆lǎn12 strokescable→唠lào10 strokesto gossip→涝lào10 strokesflooded→酪lào13 strokes(bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc)→捞lāo10 strokesto fish up→勒lè11 strokes(literary) bridle; halter; headstall→垒lěi9 strokesrampart→磊lěi15 strokeslumpy→蕾lěi16 strokesbud→棱léng12 strokesarris; edge→愣lèng12 strokesto look distracted→狸lí10 strokesraccoon dog→黎lí15 strokesLi ethnic group of Hainan Province→吏lì6 strokesminor government official or functionary (old)→隶lì8 strokes(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate→莅lì10 strokesto attend (an official function)→莉lì10 strokesused in 茉莉[mo4li4]→鲤lǐ15 strokescarp→帘lián8 strokesflag used as a shop sign→莲lián10 strokeslotus→廉lián13 strokesincorruptible→敛liǎn11 strokes(literary) to hold back→辽liáo5 strokesshort name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province→僚liáo14 strokesbureaucrat→寥liáo14 strokesempty→潦liáo15 strokesflooded→猎liè11 strokeshunting→裂liè12 strokesto split→咧liē9 strokesused in 咧咧[lie1lie1]→麟lín23 strokesused in 麒麟[qi2 lin2]→吝lìn7 strokes(bound form) stingy→赁lìn10 strokesto rent→拎līn8 strokesto lift up; to carry in one's hand→陵líng10 strokesmound→聆líng11 strokes(literary) to hear; to listen→岭lǐng8 strokesmountain range→遛liú13 strokesto stroll→瘤liú15 strokestumor→柳liǔ9 strokessurname Liu→溜liū13 strokesto slip away→咙lóng8 strokesused in 喉嚨|喉咙[hou2long2]→胧lóng9 strokesused in 朦朧|朦胧[meng2long2]→聋lóng11 strokesdeaf→隆lóng11 strokesgrand→窿lóng16 strokescavity→垄lǒng8 strokesridge between fields→拢lǒng8 strokesto gather together; to collect→陋lòu8 strokeslow→搂lǒu12 strokesto draw towards oneself→炉lú8 strokesstove→赂lù10 strokesbribe→鹿lù11 strokesdeer→卤lǔ7 strokesalkaline soil→虏lǔ8 strokesprisoner of war→鲁lǔ12 strokessurname Lu→滤lǜ13 strokesto strain→侣lǚ8 strokescompanion→屡lǚ12 strokestime and again→缕lǚ12 strokesstrand→孪luán9 strokestwins→卵luǎn7 strokesegg; ovum; spawn→掠lüè11 strokesto take over by force→伦lún6 strokeshuman relationship→抡lūn7 strokesto swing (one's arms, a heavy object)→罗luó8 strokesgauze→萝luó11 strokesradish→螺luó17 strokesspiral shell→裸luǒ13 strokesnaked→啰luō11 strokesused in 囉嗦|啰嗦[luo1 suo5]→旯lá6 strokesused in 旮旯[ga1 la2]→砬lá10 strokesa huge boulder→剌là9 strokesperverse→瘌là14 strokesscabies→臘là19 strokesChinese character→镴là20 strokessolder→蠟là21 strokesChinese character→鑞là23 strokesChinese character→邋lā18 strokesused in 邋遢[la1ta5]→來lái8 strokesChinese character→崃lái10 strokesname of a mountain in Sichuan→徕lái10 strokesused in 招徠|招徕[zhao1 lai2]→涞lái10 strokesbrook→莱lái10 strokesname of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)→徠lái11 strokesChinese character→梾lái11 strokesused in 棶木|梾木[lai2 mu4]→淶lái11 strokesChinese character→棶lái12 strokesChinese character→萊lái12 strokesChinese character→铼lái12 strokesrhenium (chemistry)→赉lài11 strokesto bestow→睞lài13 strokesChinese character→賚lài15 strokesChinese character→濑lài16 strokesname of a river→賴lài16 strokesChinese character→癞lài18 strokesscabies→瀨lài19 strokesChinese character→籁lài19 strokesa sound→癩lài21 strokesChinese character→籟lài22 strokesChinese character→岚lán7 strokes(bound form) mountain mist→嵐lán12 strokesChinese character→阑lán12 strokesrailing→谰lán14 strokesto make a false charge→褴lán15 strokesused in 襤褸|褴褛[lan2lu:3]→斓lán16 strokesused in 斑斕|斑斓[ban1 lan2]→镧lán17 strokeslanthanum (chemistry)→闌lán17 strokesChinese character→藍lán18 strokesChinese character→襤lán19 strokesChinese character→攔lán20 strokesChinese character→瀾lán20 strokesChinese character→籃lán20 strokesChinese character→斕lán21 strokesChinese character→欄lán21 strokesChinese character→蘭lán21 strokesChinese character→讕lán24 strokesChinese character→鑭lán25 strokesChinese character→濫làn17 strokesChinese character→爛làn21 strokesChinese character→榄lǎn13 strokes(bound form) olive→漤lǎn14 strokesto soak (fruits) in hot water or limewater to remove astringent taste→罱lǎn14 strokesa kind of tool used to dredge up fish, water plants or river mud, consisting of a net attached to a pair of bamboo poles, which are used to open and close the net→懶lǎn19 strokesChinese character→覽lǎn21 strokesChinese character→攬lǎn24 strokesChinese character→欖lǎn25 strokesChinese character→纜lǎn27 strokesChinese character→阆láng10 strokes(literary) vast; spacious→琅láng11 strokesjade-like stone→榔láng12 strokestall tree (archaic)→瑯láng12 strokesChinese character→稂láng12 strokesgrass→锒láng12 strokeschain→螂láng14 strokesdragonfly→鋃láng15 strokesChinese character→莨làng10 strokesScopalia japonica maxin→蒗làng13 strokes(herb)→閬làng15 strokesChinese character→啷lāng11 strokesused in 啷當|啷当[lang1 dang1]→崂láo10 strokesname of a mountain in Shandong→勞láo12 strokesChinese character→痨láo12 strokestuberculosis→铹láo12 strokeslawrencium (chemistry)→嶗láo15 strokesChinese character→癆láo17 strokesChinese character→醪láo18 strokeswine or liquor with sediment→烙lào10 strokesto brand→耢lào13 strokesa kind of farm tool (in the form of a rectangular frame) used to level the ground→嫪lào14 strokessurname Lao→嘮lào15 strokesChinese character→澇lào15 strokesChinese character→耂lǎo4 strokesChinese character→佬lǎo8 strokesmale→咾lǎo9 strokesa noise→栳lǎo10 strokesbasket→铑lǎo11 strokesrhodium (chemistry)→撈lāo15 strokesChinese character→仂lè4 strokessurplus→阞lè4 strokeslayer→叻lè5 strokes(used in place names)→艻lè6 strokesused in 蘿艻|萝艻[luo2le4]→泐lè7 strokesto write→餎lè14 strokesChinese character→樂lè15 strokesChinese character→鳓lè19 strokesChinese herring (Ilisha elongata)→嘞lē14 strokessentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval→嫘léi14 strokessurname Lei→缧léi14 strokes(literary) thick rope used to restrain a prisoner→畾léi15 strokesfields divided by dikes→檑léi17 strokeslogs rolled down in defense of city→镭léi18 strokesradium (chemistry)→羸léi19 strokesentangled→纍léi21 strokesChinese character→肋lèi6 strokesrib→淚lèi11 strokesChinese character→酹lèi14 strokespour out libation→擂lèi16 strokesto pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door)→類lèi19 strokesChinese character→厽lěi6 strokesChinese character→耒lěi6 strokesplow→诔lěi8 strokesto eulogize the dead→儡lěi17 strokesused in 傀儡[kui3lei3]→壘lěi18 strokesChinese character→塄léng12 strokeselevated bank around a field→楞léng13 strokessquare beam→稜léng13 strokesChinese character→骊lí10 strokesblack horse→犁lí11 strokesplow→喱lí12 strokesgrain (unit of weight, approx. 0.065 grams)→鹂lí12 strokesChinese oriole→漓lí13 strokespattering (of rain)→犂lí13 strokesChinese character→缡lí13 strokesbridal veil or kerchief→蓠lí13 strokesred algae→蜊lí13 strokesclam→嫠lí14 strokeswidow→樆lí14 strokesmanjack or cordia (genus Cordia)→貍lí14 strokesChinese character→褵lí15 strokesbride's veil or kerchief→鲡lí15 strokeseel→篱lí16 strokesa fence→縭lí16 strokesChinese character→罹lí16 strokeshappen to→藜lí18 strokesname of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)→釐lí18 strokesChinese character→離lí18 strokesChinese character→麗lí19 strokesChinese character→黧lí20 strokesdark→蠡lí21 strokescalabash→蘺lí22 strokesChinese character→籬lí24 strokesChinese character→驪lí29 strokesChinese character→鱺lí30 strokesChinese character→鸝lí30 strokesChinese character→呖lì7 strokessound of splitting→坜lì7 strokeshole, pit→沥lì7 strokesto drip→苈lì7 strokesDrabanemerosa hebecarpa→戾lì8 strokesto bend→枥lì8 strokestype of oak→疠lì8 strokesulcer→俐lì9 strokesclever→俪lì9 strokeshusband and wife→栎lì9 strokesoak→疬lì9 strokesChinese character→荔lì9 strokeslitchi→轹lì9 strokesto bully→郦lì9 strokessurname Li→唎lì10 strokes(final particle)→悧lì10 strokesused in 憐悧|怜悧[lian2li4]→栗lì10 strokes(literary) cold; chilly→涖lì10 strokesChinese character→猁lì10 strokesused in 猞猁[she1li4]→砺lì10 strokesgrind→砾lì10 strokes(bound form) gravel; small stone→秝lì10 strokesChinese character→唳lì11 strokescry of a crane or wild goose→笠lì11 strokesbamboo rain hat→粝lì11 strokescoarse rice→脷lì11 strokes(cattle) tongue (Cantonese)→蛎lì11 strokesoyster→傈lì12 strokesused in 傈僳[Li4 su4]→厤lì12 strokesChinese character→痢lì12 strokesdysentery→詈lì12 strokesto curse→雳lì12 strokesused in 霹靂|霹雳[pi1li4]→慄lì13 strokesChinese character→溧lì13 strokesname of a river→蒞lì14 strokesChinese character→厲lì15 strokesChinese character→曆lì16 strokesChinese character→歷lì16 strokesChinese character→篥lì16 strokesbamboos good for poles→勵lì17 strokesChinese character→隸lì17 strokesChinese character→癘lì18 strokesChinese character→壢lì19 strokesChinese character→櫟lì19 strokesChinese character→瀝lì19 strokesChinese character→瓅lì19 strokesChinese character→櫪lì20 strokesChinese character→儷lì21 strokesChinese character→癧lì21 strokesChinese character→糲lì21 strokesChinese character→蠣lì21 strokesChinese character→靂lì24 strokesChinese character→俚lǐ9 strokesrustic→娌lǐ10 strokesused in 妯娌[zhou2 li5]→逦lǐ10 strokeswinding→裡lǐ12 strokesChinese character→锂lǐ12 strokeslithium (chemistry)→裏lǐ13 strokesChinese character→豊lǐ13 strokesceremonial vessel→鋰lǐ15 strokesChinese character→澧lǐ16 strokesLishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖[Dong4ting2 Hu2]→禮lǐ17 strokesChinese character→鯉lǐ18 strokesChinese character→醴lǐ20 strokessweet wine→鳢lǐ21 strokessnakefish→鱧lǐ24 strokesChinese character→哩lī10 strokesmile→奁lián7 strokesbridal trousseau→涟lián10 strokesripple→連lián10 strokesChinese character→梿lián11 strokesto thresh (using a flail)→裢lián12 strokespouch hung from belt→漣lián13 strokesChinese character→奩lián14 strokesChinese character→槤lián14 strokesChinese character→蓮lián14 strokesChinese character→憐lián15 strokesChinese character→褳lián15 strokesChinese character→鲢lián15 strokesHypophthalmichthys moritrix→濂lián16 strokesname of a river in Hunan→聯lián17 strokesChinese character→臁lián17 strokessides of the lower part of the leg→镰lián18 strokesold variant of 鐮|镰[lian2]→簾lián19 strokesChinese character→蠊lián19 strokescockroach→鐮lián21 strokesChinese character→鰱lián21 strokesChinese character→殓liàn11 strokesto prepare a dead body for coffin→楝liàn13 strokesMelia japonica→煉liàn13 strokesChinese character→潋liàn14 strokesfull of water→練liàn15 strokesChinese character→殮liàn17 strokesChinese character→鍊liàn17 strokesChinese character→鏈liàn18 strokesChinese character→戀liàn23 strokesChinese character→琏liǎn11 strokessacrificial vessel used for grain offerings→裣liǎn12 strokesChinese character→蔹liǎn14 strokestrailing plant→斂liǎn17 strokesChinese character→歛liǎn17 strokesto desire→臉liǎn17 strokesChinese character→蘞liǎn21 strokesChinese character→涼liáng11 strokesChinese character→椋liáng12 strokesused in 椋鳥|椋鸟[liang2niao3]→辌liáng12 strokesChinese character→粱liáng13 strokessorghum→墚liáng14 strokesChinese character→樑liáng15 strokesChinese character→輬liáng15 strokesChinese character→糧liáng18 strokesChinese character→倞liàng10 strokesdistant→喨liàng12 strokesclear→靓liàng12 strokesto make up (one's face)→踉liàng14 strokesused in 跳踉[tiao4liang2]→諒liàng15 strokesChinese character→輛liàng15 strokesChinese character→兩liǎng8 strokesChinese character→倆liǎng10 strokesChinese character→魉liǎng16 strokesused in 魍魎|魍魉[wang3liang3]→魎liǎng18 strokesChinese character→尞liáo12 strokesChinese character→嘹liáo15 strokesclear sound→寮liáo15 strokeshut→撩liáo15 strokesto lift up (sth hanging down)→獠liáo15 strokesfierce→缭liáo15 strokesto wind round→遼liáo15 strokesChinese character→燎liáo16 strokesto burn→膫liáo16 strokesmale genitals→療liáo17 strokesChinese character→鹩liáo17 strokeseastern wren→繚liáo18 strokesChinese character→蟟liáo18 strokesChinese character→鷯liáo23 strokesChinese character→尥liào6 strokesto give a backward kick (e.g. of a horse)→钌liào7 strokesruthenium (chemistry)→廖liào14 strokessurname Liao→撂liào14 strokesto put down→瞭liào17 strokesto watch from a height or distance→镣liào17 strokesfetters→鐐liào20 strokesChinese character→蓼liǎo14 strokespolygonum→冽liè8 strokescold and raw→洌liè9 strokespure→埒liè10 strokes(literary) equal→捩liè11 strokestear→趔liè13 strokesused in 趔趄|趔趄[lie4 qie5]→巤liè15 strokesold variant of 鬣[lie4]→獵liè18 strokesChinese character→躐liè22 strokesstep across→鬣liè25 strokesbristles→啉lín11 strokesused in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds such as porphyrin 卟啉[bu3 lin2] and quinoline 喹啉[kui2 lin2]→琳lín12 strokesgem→粦lín12 strokesChinese character→粼lín14 strokesclear (as of water)→鄰lín14 strokesChinese character→嶙lín15 strokesranges of hills→遴lín15 strokessurname Lin→辚lín16 strokesrumbling of wheels→霖lín16 strokescontinued rain→瞵lín17 strokesto stare at→磷lín17 strokes(chemistry) phosphorus→臨lín17 strokesChinese character→鳞lín20 strokesscales (of fish)→驎lín22 strokesChinese character→鱗lín23 strokesChinese character→賃lìn13 strokesChinese character→蔺lìn14 strokessurname Lin→膦lìn16 strokesphosphine→閵lìn16 strokesChinese character→藺lìn20 strokesChinese character→躏lìn21 strokesused in 蹂躪|蹂躏[rou2lin4]→躪lìn27 strokesChinese character→凛lǐn15 strokescold→凜lǐn15 strokesChinese character→廩lǐn16 strokesChinese character→廪lǐn16 strokesgovernment granary→懔lǐn16 strokesfear→檩lǐn17 strokescross-beam→伶líng7 strokes(old) actor; actress→囹líng8 strokesused in 囹圄[ling2 yu3]→夌líng8 strokesto dawdle→泠líng8 strokessurname Ling→苓líng8 strokesfungus→柃líng9 strokesEurya japonica→玲líng9 strokes(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑)→瓴líng9 strokesconcave channels of tiling→鸰líng10 strokesused in 鶺鴒|鹡鸰[ji2ling2]→棂líng11 strokes(bound form) a (window) lattice; latticework→淩líng11 strokesChinese character→绫líng11 strokesdamask→羚líng11 strokesantelope→翎líng11 strokestail feathers→舲líng11 strokessmall boat with windows→菱líng11 strokes(bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)→蛉líng11 strokessandfly→鈴líng13 strokesChinese character→鲮líng16 strokesmud carp (Cirrhina molitorella)→鴒líng16 strokesChinese character→霝líng17 strokesdrops of rain→酃líng19 strokesname of a district in Hunan→鯪líng19 strokesChinese character→齡líng20 strokesChinese character→靈líng24 strokesChinese character→欞líng28 strokesChinese character→呤lìng8 strokesused in 嘌呤[piao4 ling4]→領lǐng14 strokesChinese character→嶺lǐng17 strokesChinese character→刘liú6 strokes(classical) a type of battle-ax→琉liú11 strokesprecious stone→硫liú12 strokessulfur (chemistry)→旒liú13 strokestassel→馏liú13 strokesto steam→骝liú13 strokesbay horse with black mane→榴liú14 strokespomegranate→劉liú15 strokesChinese character→鹠liú15 strokesused in 鵂鶹|鸺鹠[xiu1liu2]→瀏liú18 strokesChinese character→鎏liú18 strokesChinese character→鎦liú18 strokesChinese character→騮liú20 strokesChinese character→鶹liú21 strokesChinese character→翏liù11 strokesthe sound of the wind→镏liù15 strokeslutetium (chemistry) (Tw)→鹨liù16 strokespipit (genus Anthus)→餾liù18 strokesChinese character→绺liǔ11 strokesskein→锍liǔ12 strokesChinese character→綹liǔ14 strokesChinese character→熘liū14 strokesquick-fry→泷lóng8 strokesrapids→茏lóng8 strokesPolygonum posumbu→栊lóng9 strokes(literary) window→珑lóng9 strokestinkling of gem-pendants→眬lóng10 strokesused in 矇矓|蒙眬[meng2 long2]→砻lóng10 strokes(dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill)→癃lóng16 strokesinfirmity→龍lóng16 strokesChinese character→嚨lóng19 strokesChinese character→瀧lóng19 strokesChinese character→朧lóng20 strokesChinese character→瓏lóng20 strokesChinese character→蘢lóng20 strokesChinese character→矓lóng21 strokesChinese character→籠lóng22 strokesChinese character→聾lóng22 strokesChinese character→陇lǒng7 strokesshort name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]→垅lǒng8 strokesold variant of 壟|垄[long3]→隴lǒng18 strokesChinese character→壟lǒng19 strokesChinese character→攏lǒng19 strokesChinese character→喽lou12 strokes(final particle equivalent to 了[le5])→瞜lou16 strokesChinese character→娄lóu9 strokessurname Lou→婁lóu11 strokesChinese character→蒌lóu12 strokesArthemisia vulgaris→嘍lóu14 strokesChinese character→樓lóu15 strokesChinese character→耧lóu15 strokesdrill for sowing grain→蝼lóu15 strokesChinese character→螻lóu17 strokesChinese character→髅lóu18 strokesused in 髑髏|髑髅[du2lou2]→屚lòu11 strokesChinese character→瘘lòu14 strokesfistula→镂lòu14 strokesto engrave→嵝lǒu12 strokesmountain peak→摟lǒu14 strokesChinese character→篓lǒu15 strokesbasket→氇lu16 strokesused in 氆氌|氆氇[pu3lu5]→卢lú5 strokes(old) rice vessel→庐lú7 strokeshut→芦lú7 strokesrush→垆lú8 strokesclay→泸lú8 strokesold name of a river in Jiangxi→栌lú9 strokescapital (of column)→胪lú9 strokesbelly→轳lú9 strokeswindlass→鸬lú10 strokesused in 鸕鶿|鸬鹚[lu2ci2]→舻lú11 strokesbow of ship→颅lú11 strokesforehead→鲈lú13 strokescommon perch→盧lú16 strokesChinese character→廬lú19 strokesChinese character→瀘lú19 strokesChinese character→爐lú20 strokesChinese character→臚lú20 strokesChinese character→蘆lú20 strokesChinese character→轤lú23 strokesChinese character→鑪lú24 strokesChinese character→顱lú25 strokesChinese character→鱸lú27 strokesChinese character→鸕lú27 strokesChinese character→甪lù6 strokessurname Lu→坴lù8 strokesa clod of earth→彔lù8 strokesChinese character→辂lù10 strokeschariot→陸lù10 strokesChinese character→淥lù11 strokesChinese character→渌lù11 strokesclear (water)→逯lù11 strokesto walk cautiously→禄lù12 strokesgood fortune→祿lù12 strokesChinese character→賂lù13 strokesChinese character→漉lù14 strokesstrain liquids→箓lù14 strokesrecord book; archive→戮lù15 strokesto peel with a knife→辘lù15 strokeswindlass→潞lù16 strokesname of a river→錄lù16 strokesChinese character→録lù16 strokesJapanese variant of 錄|录[lu4]→璐lù17 strokesbeautiful jade→簏lù17 strokesbox→轆lù18 strokesChinese character→鹭lù18 strokesheron→麓lù19 strokesfoot of a hill→籙lù22 strokesChinese character→鷺lù24 strokesChinese character→掳lǔ11 strokes(bound form) to capture (sb)→鹵lǔ11 strokesChinese character→虜lǔ13 strokesChinese character→滷lǔ14 strokesChinese character→魯lǔ15 strokesChinese character→擄lǔ16 strokesChinese character→橹lǔ16 strokesold variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]→镥lǔ17 strokeslutetium (chemistry)→櫓lǔ19 strokesChinese character→驴lǘ7 strokesdonkey→闾lǘ9 strokesgate of a village→榈lǘ13 strokespalm tree→閭lǘ14 strokesChinese character→櫚lǘ18 strokesChinese character→藘lǘ19 strokesmadder→驢lǘ26 strokesChinese character→氯lǜ12 strokeschlorine (chemistry)→綠lǜ14 strokesChinese character→慮lǜ15 strokesChinese character→濾lǜ18 strokesChinese character→鑢lǜ23 strokessurname Lü→吕lǚ6 strokessurname Lü→呂lǚ7 strokesChinese character→侶lǚ9 strokesChinese character→捋lǚ10 strokesto smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers→偻lǚ11 strokeshunchback→稆lǚ11 strokesChinese character→铝lǚ11 strokesaluminum (chemistry)→僂lǚ13 strokesChinese character→屢lǚ14 strokesChinese character→膂lǚ14 strokesbackbone→褛lǚ14 strokesused in 襤褸|褴褛[lan2lu:3]→鋁lǚ14 strokesChinese character→褸lǚ16 strokesChinese character→縷lǚ17 strokesChinese character→噜lū15 strokesgrumble→撸lū15 strokes(dialect) to rub one's hand along→嚕lū18 strokesChinese character→擼lū18 strokesChinese character→娈luán9 strokesbeautiful→峦luán9 strokesmountain ranges→挛luán10 strokes(bound form) (of muscles) to cramp; to spasm→栾luán10 strokessurname Luan→鸾luán11 strokesmythical bird related to phoenix→脔luán12 strokesskinny→滦luán13 strokesriver and county in Hebei Province→銮luán14 strokesimperial→孌luán22 strokesChinese character→孿luán22 strokesChinese character→巒luán22 strokesChinese character→攣luán23 strokesChinese character→欒luán23 strokesChinese character→臠luán25 strokesChinese character→鑾luán27 strokesChinese character→鸞luán30 strokesChinese character→亂luàn13 strokesChinese character→寽lüè7 strokesChinese character→畧lüè11 strokesChinese character→锊lüè12 strokes(ancient unit of weight)→圙lüè14 strokesused in 圐圙[ku1 lu:e4]→仑lún4 strokesto arrange→囵lún7 strokesused in 囫圇|囫囵[hu2lun2]→沦lún7 strokesto sink (into ruin, oblivion)→纶lún7 strokesto classify→侖lún8 strokesChinese character→倫lún10 strokesChinese character→圇lún11 strokesChinese character→崙lún11 strokesChinese character→淪lún11 strokesChinese character→綸lún14 strokesChinese character→輪lún15 strokesChinese character→論lùn15 strokesChinese character→掄lūn11 strokesChinese character→猡luó11 strokesname of a tribe→脶luó11 strokesfingerprint→椤luó12 strokesChinese character→锣luó13 strokesgong→箩luó14 strokesbasket→骡luó14 strokesmule→镙luó16 strokesChinese character→羅luó19 strokesChinese character→儸luó21 strokesChinese character→騾luó21 strokesChinese character→邏luó22 strokesChinese character→蘿luó23 strokesChinese character→籮luó25 strokesChinese character→鑼luó27 strokesChinese character→泺luò8 strokesname of a river→洛luò9 strokessurname Luo→荦luò9 strokesbrindled ox→骆luò9 strokescamel→珞luò10 strokesneck-ornament→絡luò12 strokesChinese character→跞luò12 strokesmove→摞luò14 strokesto pile up→漯luò14 strokesname of a river→雒luò14 strokesblack horse with white mane→駱luò16 strokesChinese character→倮luǒ10 strokesChinese character→瘰luǒ16 strokesscrofula→蠃luǒ19 strokesused in 蜾蠃[guo3 luo3]→囉luō22 strokesChinese character→

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