橹

橹 · lǔ

oar, scull; row, scull

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
lǔ
Cantonese
lou5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

oar, scull; row, scull

Dictionary definitions & readings

橹 lǔ · variant of 櫓 lǔ

橹 lǔ · old variant of 櫓 lǔ

橹 lǔ · scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat)

橹 lǔ · variant of 櫓 lǔ

橹 lǔ · variant of 櫓 lǔ

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0737.090:lǔ Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
233.110:lǔ Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
XDNWA Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4796 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0555.311 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+6A79
Radical
木 · 75
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6061

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
橹
Strokes
16
Convention
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16 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

櫓

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
21294.060
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21294.060
kIRGKangXi
0555.311
kKangXi
0555.311
kSMSZD2003Index
334.09
kCangjie
XDNWA
kFourCornerCode
4796
kPhonetic
823
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-6956
kRSUnicode
75.12
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
27456D
kEACC
27456D
kGB0
7354
kMainlandTelegraph
2924
kTGH
2013:6061
kCantonese
lou5
kDefinition
oar, scull; row, scull
kMandarin
lǔ
kTGHZ2013
233.110:lǔ
kXHC1983
0737.090:lǔ
kTraditionalVariant
U+6AD3

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Structure & connections

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8dictionary records using 橹0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
木 beside 鲁 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰木鲁$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰木鲁$(G)

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