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= lu + Ø3
surname Lu / Lu, ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2] / Lu, short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]
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= lu + Ø3
(bound form) crass / stupid / rude / (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
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How to pronounce 鲁

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= lu initial

Lu is for Lenny Lemur.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鲁 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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= yu + Ø2
surname Yu
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= yu + Ø2
fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
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Characters with 鲁 as component

= lu + Ø1
grumble / chatter
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= lu + Ø3
lutetium (chemistry)
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= lu + Ø3
variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]
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Words with 鲁

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Brooklyn, borough of New York City
coarse / crude (in one's manner) / boorish
blues (music) (loanword)

Sentences with 鲁

zhè
shì
tiān
jūn
zuò
shì
mǎng
 
 
huài
le
móu

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