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洛

luò

Character

What 洛 means

1. used in transliteration

Other readings

洛 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Luòsurname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)

Example sentences

• 卡洛斯爬上了山。
  Kǎluòsī páshàng le shān.
  Carlos climbed the mountain.
• 我更喜欢洛杉矶。
  I like L.A. better.
• 卡洛斯等了一会儿。
  Kǎluòsī děng le yīhuìr.
  Carlos waited a moment.
• 我比较喜欢洛杉矶。
  I like L.A. better.
• 斯洛伐克是个美丽的国家。
  Sīluòfákè shì gè měilì de guójiā.
  Slovakia is a beautiful country.
• 匈牙利和斯洛伐克是邻国。
  Xiōngyálì hé Sīluòfákè shì línguó.
  Hungary and Slovakia are neighbors.

Words starting with 洛

• 洛杉矶Luò shān jīLos Angeles, California
• 洛桑Luò sāngLausanne (city in Switzerland)
• 洛克菲勒Luò kè fēi lèRockefeller
• 洛基Luò jīLoki, god of fire and mischievous destroyer in Norse mythology
• 洛林Luò línLorraine (region in France)
• 洛美Luò měiLomé; Lome, capital of Togo
• 洛克人Luò kè rénRockman or Mega Man (video game series)
• 洛可可luò kě kěrococo (loanword); very ornate
• 洛神花luò shén huāroselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
• 洛基山Luò jī ShānRocky Mountains; also written 洛矶山
• 洛克西德Luò kè xī déLockheed (US aerospace company)
• 洛必达法则Luò bì dá fǎ zéL'Hôpital's rule (math.)
• 洛阳市Luò yáng ShìLuoyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省
• 洛龙区Luò lóng QūLuolong, a district of Luoyang City 洛阳市
• 洛皮塔Luò pí tǎLawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant
• 洛河Luò héname of several rivers; North Luo river, tributary of Wei river 渭河
• 洛阳纸贵Luò yáng zhǐ guìlit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang…
• 洛江区Luò jiāng QūLuojiang, a district of Quanzhou City 泉州市
• 洛南县Luò nán XiànLuonan, a county in Shangluo City 商洛市
• 洛宁县Luò níng XiànLuoning, a county in Luoyang City 洛阳市
• 洛扎县Luò zhā XiànLhozhag, a county in Shannan City 山南市
• 洛浦县Luò pǔ XiànLop, a county in Hotan City 和田市
• 洛隆县Luò lóng XiànLhorong, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市
• 洛子峰Luò zǐ FēngLhotse Mountain, between Tibet and Nepal

Words containing 洛

• 摩洛哥Mó luò gēMorocco
• 海洛因hǎi luò yīn(loanword) heroin
• 巴洛克bā luò kèbaroque (loanword)
• 斯洛伐克Sī luò fá kèSlovakia (officially the Slovak Republic since 1993)
• 捷克斯洛伐克Jié kè Sī luò fá kèRepublic of Czechoslovakia (1918-1992)
• 卡美洛Kǎ měi luòCamelot, seat of legendary King Arthur
• 商洛市Shāng luò ShìShangluo, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陕西省
• 海洛英hǎi luò yīng(loanword) heroin
• 特洛伊Tè luò yīancient city of Troy
• 圣马洛Shèng mǎ luòSaint-Malo, port city in Brittany, France
• 马斯洛Mǎ sī luòAbraham Maslow (1908–1970), US psychologist
• 格洛斯特Gé luò sī tèGloucester city in southwest England
• 格洛纳斯gé luò nà sīGLONASS…
• 斯洛文尼亚Sī luò wén ní yàSlovenia
• 斯洛维尼亚Sī luò wéi ní yàSlovenia (Tw)
• 萨哈洛夫Sà hā luò fūSakharov (Russian name)
• 斯洛文尼亚语Sī luò wén ní yà yǔSlovenian (language)
• 斯维尔德洛夫Sī wéi ěr dé luò fūYakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov (1885-1919), Bolshevik organizer, ordered the murder of the…
• 博洛尼亚Bó luò ní yàBologna
• 科摩洛Kē mó luòComoros
• 苏西洛Sū xī luòSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949-), retired Indonesian general, president of the Republic…
• 伊洛瓦底Yī luò wǎ dǐIrrawaddy or Ayeyarwady, the main river of Myanmar
• 努库阿洛法Nǔ kù ā luò fǎNuku'alofa (capital of Tonga)
• 乌洛托品wū luò tuō pǐnhexamine (CH2)6N4

Characters built on 各

These share the phonetic component 各 (gè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 络luònet-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wind
• 骆luòcamel; white horse with a black mane (archaic)
• 珞luòneck-ornament
• 雒luòblack horse with white mane; fearful

Characters that look like 洛

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 络luònet-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wind
• 逐zhú(bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away; one by one; individually
• 涤díto wash; to cleanse
• 赂lùbribe; bribery
• 骆luòcamel; white horse with a black mane (archaic)
• 珞luòneck-ornament

Sounds the same

Read luò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 落to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 络net-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wind
• 摞to pile up; to stack; a pile
• 烙used in 炮烙
• 咯to cough up; also pr. kǎ
• 珞neck-ornament
• 骆camel; white horse with a black mane (archaic)
• 漯used in 漯河
• 泺name of a river
• 雒black horse with white mane; fearful
• 荦brindled ox; clear; eminent
• 纙string on which coins are strung