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璐

lù

Character

What 璐 means

1. beautiful jade

Words containing 璐

• 赛璐珞sài lù luò(loanword) celluloid
• 赛璐玢sài lù fēn(loanword) cellophane

Characters built on 路

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

• 露lùdew; syrup; nectar
• 鹭lùheron
• 潞Lùname of a river; surname Lu

Characters that look like 璐

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

• 糙cāorough; coarse (in texture)
• 鞠jūto incline (one's torso); to bow; leather ball used in ancient times…
• 臻zhēnto arrive; to reach (esp. perfection); utmost
• 鞘qiàoscabbard; sheath
• 鳐yáoray (cartilaginous fish, including skates)
• 醣tángcarbohydrate; old variant of 糖

Sounds the same

Read lù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 路road; journey; route
• 录to carve wood
• 露dew; syrup; nectar
• 陆(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)
• 碌used in 劳碌; used in 庸碌; used in 骨碌
• 赂bribe; bribery
• 鹿deer
• 禄good fortune; official salary
• 六used in place names
• 绿used in names
• 麓foot of a hill
• 鹭heron