驴

lǘ = lü + Ø2

variant of 驢|驴[lü2]

lǘ = lü + Ø2

donkey / CL:頭|头[tou2]

驴 character breakdown

驴
- 户
  - 丶
  - 尸
- 马
  - 一
  - ㇖
  - ㇉

hù = hu + Ø4

a household / door / family

户 = 丶 + 尸 : Helga Horse (hu) is being attacked by a ghost (尸) with a big petal leaf (丶) on his head in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She's fighting him off using a wooden swinging door (户).

戶 = ⺁ + 口 : Helga Horse's (hu) family (戶) is visiting her in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). For dinner, Helga prepared a ton of bananas (⺁) and a mandarin (口) on top.

mǎ = m + a3

surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

mǎ = m + a3

horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

马 = ㇖ + ㇉ + 一 : A beautiful unicorn rides on top of Mahatma Gandhi in the ashram.

Characters with 驴 as component

驴 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 驴

silly ass

onager (Equus onager)

donkey / CL:頭|头[tou2]

lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

(coll.) male donkey

lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom) / fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent

(coll.) electric scooter; electric moped / (dialect) scooter

(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing

(derog.) Buddhist monk

(dialect) motorcycle

neither fish nor fowl / resembling nothing on earth

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom) / fig. to look for what one already has

see 騎驢找驢|骑驴找驴[qi2 lü2 zhao3 lü2]

jackass

backpacker / travel buddy

lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

see 別人牽驢你拔橛子|别人牵驴你拔橛子[bie2 ren5 qian1 lü2 ni3 ba2 jue2 zi5]

lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point / idiom mocking scholastic pomposity

Sentences with 驴

驴 currently does not appear in any sentence.