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廬

简庐 · 繁廬

Mandarin · pinyin lú#

Mandarin · pinyin Lú#

surname Lu
Luzhou or Lu Prefecture 廬州 Lú Zhōu, a prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in present-day Anhui
Mount Lu 廬山 Lú Shān in Jiangxi Province

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廬: Look up this written character
庐: lú · hut, cottage; name of a mountain

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rudimentary lodgings; hut; shack; simple countryside house
(archaic) inn; guesthouse; lodging (for officials)
(historical) hut near a tomb used for mourning
(～山) Mount Lu in Jiangxi province
a surname, Lu

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