START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “lu” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced lu
1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation lu, including 氇 (used in 氆氌|氆氇[pu3lu5]).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced lú
24 dictionary entries use the pronunciation lú, including 炉 (stove), 卢 ((old) rice vessel), 庐 (hut), 芦 (rush), 垆 (clay).
stove
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(old) rice vessel
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hut
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rush
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clay
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old name of a river in Jiangxi
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capital (of column)
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belly
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windlass
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used in 鸕鶿|鸬鹚[lu2ci2]
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bow of ship
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forehead
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common perch
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced lù
32 dictionary entries use the pronunciation lù, including 路 (road (CL:條|条[tiao2])), 陆 (surname Lu), 录 (diary), 碌 (used in 碌碡[liu4 zhou5]), 露 (to show).
road (CL:條|条[tiao2])
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surname Lu
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diary
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used in 碌碡[liu4 zhou5]
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to show
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bribe
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deer
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surname Lu
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a clod of earth
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chariot
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clear (water)
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to walk cautiously
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good fortune
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strain liquids
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record book; archive
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to peel with a knife
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windlass
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name of a river
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Japanese variant of 錄|录[lu4]
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beautiful jade
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box
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heron
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foot of a hill
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced lǔ
12 dictionary entries use the pronunciation lǔ, including 卤 (alkaline soil), 虏 (prisoner of war), 鲁 (surname Lu), 掳 ((bound form) to capture (sb)), 鹵 (Chinese character).
alkaline soil
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prisoner of war
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surname Lu
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(bound form) to capture (sb)
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old variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]
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lutetium (chemistry)
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced lū
4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation lū, including 噜 (grumble), 撸 ((dialect) to rub one's hand along), 嚕 (Chinese character), 擼 (Chinese character).
grumble
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(dialect) to rub one's hand along
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these lu characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 11 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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