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= lu + Ø3
variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]
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= lu + Ø3
old variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]
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= lu + Ø3
scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat) (free word)
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= lu + Ø3
variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]
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= lu + Ø3
variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]
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How to pronounce 橹

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

橹 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
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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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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Characters with 橹 as component

橹 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 橹

to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)
boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
watch tower / movable battlefield turret

Sentences with 橹

橹 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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