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吕
呂
Lǚ
1. surname Lü
Common • Top 12% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

吕
lǚ
a musical note; surname
6 丶

Compound Words (19)

吕望
LǚWàng
see Jiang Ziya [[薑子牙|姜子牙<JiāngZǐyá>]]
吕梁
Lǚliáng
Lüliang prefecture level city in Shanxi [[山西]]
吕览
Lǚlǎn
"Mr Lü's Annals", same as [[呂氏春秋|吕氏春秋<LǚshìChūnqiū>]]
吕蒙
LǚMéng
Lü Meng (178-219), general of the southern state of Wu
吕岩
LǚYán
Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet
吕布
LǚBù
Lü Bu (-198), general and warlord
律吕
lǚlǚ
tuning
吕不韦
LǚBùwéi
Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin [[秦國|秦国<Qínguó>]], subsequent Qin Dynasty [[秦代<Qíndài>]] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng [[嬴政<YíngZhèng>]], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang [[秦始皇<QínShǐhuáng>]]
吕宋岛
LǚsòngDǎo
Luzon Island, north Philippines
吕布戟
lǚbùjǐ
snake halberd
吕梁市
Lǚliángshì
Lüliang prefecture level city in Shanxi [[山西]]
吕洞宾
LǚDòngbīn
Lü Dongbin (796-), Tang Dynasty scholar, one of the Eight Immortals [[八仙<Bāxiān>]]
吕贝克
Lǚbèikè
Lübeck, Germany
吕宋海峡
LǚsòngHǎixiá
Luzon Strait between Taiwan and Luzon Island (Philippines)
泽布吕赫
Zébùlǚhè
Zeebrugge (port city in Belgium)
吕氏春秋
LǚshìChūnqiū
lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought [[諸子百家|诸子百家<zhūzǐbǎijiā>]], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty [[秦代<Qíndài>]] Chancellor Lü Buwei [[呂不韋|吕不韦<LǚBùwéi>]]
萨尔布吕肯
Sàěrbùlǚkěn
Saarbrücken, capital of Saarland, Germany
吕塞尔斯海姆
Lǚsāiěrsīhǎimǔ
Rüsselsheim, city in Germany
狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心
gǒuyǎoLǚDòngbīn,bùshíhǎorénxīn
a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)

Alternate Entries

吕
lǚ
pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,715
Word Frequency Rank
10,377 of 84,292