lu

rushes, reeds

#2477

DEFINITIONS

芦 lú
  • rush
  • reed
  • Phragmites communis

STROKES

芦 stroke order diagram
芦 stroke order animation

WORDS

hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house
笋 lú sǔn asparagus
苇 lú wěi reed
西葫 xī hú lu zucchini
照葫画瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
冰糖葫 bīng táng hú lu tanghulu; candied fruits on bamboo skewers dipped in sugar syrup, a common Chinese snack
糖葫 táng hú lu sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick; tanghulu
巴 hú lú bā fenugreek leaves; methi leaves
依样画葫 yī yàng huà hú lu lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
依葫画瓢 yī hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom); fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
宝葫 bǎo hú lu magic gourd, granting your every wish
宝葫的秘密 bǎo hú lu de mì mì Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼|张天翼[Zhang1 Tian1 yi4]
闷葫 mèn hú lu lit. closed gourd; fig. enigma; complete mystery; taciturn person
手扳葫 shǒu bān hú lu lever hoist pulley
手拉葫 shǒu lā hú lu hand chain pulley block
手板葫 shǒu bǎn hú lu lever pulley block
按下葫浮起瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up
提壶 tí hú lú pelican; same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕
提葫 tí hú lú pelican; same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕
气动葫 qì dòng hú lu pneumatic hoist pulley
巴 hú lú bā fenugreek
岛 hú lú dǎo Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
岛市 hú lú dǎo shì Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
丝 hú lú sī hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
里卖的是什么药 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
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