Memory phrase for the character: 芦

芦

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Meaning

reed, rush, hurry

Pronunciation

lú

Explanation

Left: growing plant 艹, right: sliding door 戸

Mnemonic

The plant (for building) a sliding door is the reed, where you can then rush through.

Radicals

艹	grass, plant	Grass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
戶	door	Image of a sliding door 尸 in an upper guidance rail.

Vocabulary

芦沟桥	Lú gōu qiáo	Lugou bridge or Marco Polo bridge, the scene of "incident" sparking WW2 between Japan and China
葫芦	hú lu	calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled
芦苇	lú wěi	reed
闷葫芦	mèn hú lu	lit. closed gourd; fig. enigma; complete mystery; taciturn person
电动葫芦	diàn dòng hú lu	electric chain pulley block
芦笋	lú sǔn	asparagus
芦笙	lú shēng	reed-pipe wind instrument
芦笙	lú shēng

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