lu

reed; rush; Phragmites communis

#2477

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 2477th character
Radical ⾋ (140.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 672
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

芦 lú
  1. 1. reed
  2. 2. rush
  3. 3. Phragmites communis

Stroke order

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Words containing 芦

Word Meaning
calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); muddled
asparagus
reed
zucchini
fig. to copy slavishly
candied haw berries on a stick snack
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick
fenugreek leaves; methi leaves
fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
magic gourd, granting your every wish
Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi zhāng tiān yì
complete mystery; fig. enigma; taciturn person
lever hoist pulley
hand chain pulley block
lever pulley block
solve one problem only to find another cropping up
same as tí hú; pelican
same as tí hú; pelican
pneumatic hoist pulley
fenugreek
Huludao city in Liaoning, NE China
Huludao city in Liaoning, NE China
hulusi; Chinese gourd flute
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
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