"芦" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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芦
Trad. 蘆
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 艸
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 艹丿尸
艹 + 户
Prononciation
Mandarin lú
Entry Methods
Pinyin lu2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 TIS
廿戈尸
Sijiao 4427.7
Wubi AYNR
CNS 11643 3-2A6B
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+82A6
GB2312 C2AB
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芦 lú rush / reed / Phragmites communis
Results beginning with 芦
芦荟 lú huì aloe vera
芦苇 lú wěi reed
芦笋 lú sǔn asparagus
芦笙 lú shēng reed-pipe wind instrument
芦根 lú gēn reed rhizome (used in TCM)
芦席 lú xí reed mat
芦荻 lú dí reeds
芦洞 Lú dòng Rodong or Nodong, series of North Korean medium-range missiles
芦管 lú guǎn reed pipe
芦花 lú huā reed catkin / reed flower
芦鳗 lú mán variant of 鱸鰻|鲈鳗[lu2 man2], giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata)
芦山 Lú shān Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
芦溪 Lú xī Luxi county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi
芦洲 Lú zhōu Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
芦竹 Lú zhú Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
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芦沟桥 Lú gōu Qiáo Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]
芦柴棒 lú chái bàng reed stem / (fig.) extremely skinny person
芦山县 Lú shān xiàn Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
芦淞区 Lú sōng qū Lusong district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan
芦苇莺 lú wěi yīng (bird species of China) Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
芦溪县 Lú xī xiàn Luxi county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi
芦洲市 Lú zhōu shì Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
芦竹乡 Lú zhú xiāng Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
芦花黄雀 lú huā huáng què oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
芦沟桥事变 Lú gōu Qiáo Shì biàn Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]
Approximate Results for 芦
葫芦 hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house
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糖葫芦 táng hú lu sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer / tanghulu
葫芦丝 hú lú sī hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
西葫芦 xī hú lu zucchini
闷葫芦 mèn hú lu lit. closed gourd / fig. enigma / complete mystery / taciturn person
宝葫芦 bǎo hú lu magic gourd, granting your every wish
胡芦巴 hú lú bā fenugreek
葫芦巴 hú lú bā fenugreek
葫芦岛 Hú lú dǎo Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China
提壶芦 tí hú lú pelican / same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕
提葫芦 tí hú lú pelican / same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕
电动葫芦 diàn dòng hú lu electric chain pulley block
手拉葫芦 shǒu lā hú lu hand chain pulley block
手扳葫芦 shǒu bān hú lu lever hoist pulley
冰糖葫芦 bīng táng hú lu sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer / tanghulu
葫芦岛市 Hú lú dǎo shì Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China
起重葫芦 qǐ chóng hú lu hoist pulley
气动葫芦 qì dòng hú lu pneumatic hoist pulley
手板葫芦 shǒu bǎn hú lu lever pulley block
依样画葫芦 yī yàng huà hú lu lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom) / fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
照葫芦画瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) / fig. to copy slavishly
依葫芦画瓢 yī hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) / fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
宝葫芦的秘密 bǎo hú lu de mì mì Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼|张天翼[Zhang1 Tian1 yi4]
按下葫芦浮起瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up
葫芦里卖的是什么药 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on?
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