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戮

Mandarin · pinyin lù

(bound form) to kill
variant of 勠 lù

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戮: lù · kill, massacre; oppress

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4 · lu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

luk6

Cantonese word readings for 戮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to kill; to massacre
to humiliate; to disgrace
to behead a corpse (as posthumous punishment)

character · Etymology 2

to join forces; to cooperate

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) to use a tool to pierce an object
(Hokkien) tool for drilling holes

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