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鲁
魯
Lǔ
1. surname Lu
2. Shandong Province [[山東省|山东省<ShāndōngShěng>]]
3. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC) in modern day Shandong Province
Very Common • Top 1% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

鲁
lǔ
foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

拉鲁
Lālǔ
Lhalu, Tibetan name and place name
古鲁
gǔlǔ
guru (loanword)
粗鲁
cūlǔ
coarse
HSK 6
鲁肃
LǔSù
Lu Su or Lu Zijing [[魯子敬|鲁子敬]] (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu [[東吳|东吴]]
鲁迅
LǔXùn
Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers
诺鲁
Nuòlǔ
Nauru, volcanic island in SW Pacific (Tw)
鲁蛇
lǔshé
(Taiwan slang) loser (loanword)
鲁甸
Lǔdiàn
Ludian county in Zhaotong [[昭通<Zhāotōng>]], Yunnan
耶鲁
Yēlǔ
Yale
鲁人
Lǔrén
person from Shandong
鲁棒
lǔbàng
robust
鲁钝
lǔdùn
stupid
开鲁
Kāilǔ
Kailu county in Tongliao [[通遼|通辽<Tōngliáo>]], Inner Mongolia
祖鲁
Zǔlǔ
Zulu
鲁国
Lǔguó
old name for Shandong (often in connection with Confucius)
鲁菜
Lǔcài
Shandong cuisine
鲁宾
Lǔbīn
Rubin (name)
齐鲁
qílǔ
abbr. for Shandong culture
鲁汶
Lǔwèn
Leuven (a town in Belgium famous for its university)
秘鲁
Bìlǔ
Peru

Alternate Entries

鲁
lǔ
crass / stupid / rude

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
897
Word Frequency Rank
584 of 84,292

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