Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

crass; place name

Chinese: 地方、场所、名字。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “lu” becomes a different word in each tone. 鲁 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 鲁莽lǔ mǎnghot-headed; impulsive; reckless
  • 鲁史lǔ shǐHistory of Kingdom Lu; refers to the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
  • 古鲁gǔ lǔguru (loanword)
  • 布鲁斯bù lǔ sīblues (music) (loanword)
  • 阿鲁巴ā lǔ bā(Tw) (slang) a prank, prevalent in Chinese schools and known as "happy corner" in Hong Kong, in which several people carry a victim with his legs spread open, bringing his groin up against a pole or tree trunk

Example Sentence

他做事有点儿粗鲁。Tā zuò shì yǒu diǎnr cū lǔ.He is a bit rough in the way he does things.

he做事zuò shìto work有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly粗鲁cū lǔcoarse