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鲁
魯
lǔ
1. crass
2. stupid
3. rude
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

古鲁
gǔlǔ
guru (loanword)
平鲁
Pínglǔ
Pinglu district of Shuozhou city [[朔州市<Shuòzhōushì>]], Shanxi
愚鲁
yúlǔ
simple-minded and ill-informed
拉鲁
Lālǔ
Lhalu, Tibetan name and place name
瑙鲁
Nǎolǔ
Nauru, island of Micronesia in the southwest Pacific
祖鲁
Zǔlǔ
Zulu
秘鲁
Bìlǔ
Peru
粗鲁
cūlǔ
coarse
HSK 6
耶鲁
Yēlǔ
Yale
诺鲁
Nuòlǔ
Nauru, volcanic island in SW Pacific (Tw)
开鲁
Kāilǔ
Kailu county in Tongliao [[通遼|通辽<Tōngliáo>]], Inner Mongolia
鲁人
Lǔrén
person from Shandong
鲁史
lǔshǐ
History of Kingdom Lu
鲁君
Lǔjūn
the lord of Lu (who declined to employ Confucius)
鲁国
Lǔguó
old name for Shandong (often in connection with Confucius)
鲁山
Lǔshān
Lushan county in Pingdingshan [[平頂山|平顶山<Píngdǐngshān>]], Henan
鲁昂
Lǔáng
Rouen (France)
鲁棒
lǔbàng
robust
鲁汶
Lǔwèn
Leuven (a town in Belgium famous for its university)
鲁尔
Lǔěr
Ruhrgebiet or Ruhr region, Germany

Alternate Entries

鲁
Lǔ
surname Lu / Shandong Province [[山東省|山东省<ShāndōngShěng>]] / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC) in modern day Shandong Province

Metadata

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

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