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蘆

简芦 · 繁蘆

Mandarin · pinyin lú

(bound form) reed

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芦: lú · rushes, reeds

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2 · lu2

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

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character

reed
root of shepherd's purse
used in 蘆菔／芦菔 (lúfú)
used in 葫蘆／葫芦 (húlu)
a surname

character

only used in 漏蘆／漏芦 (lòulú)

character

only used in 油葫蘆／油葫芦 (yóuhúlú)

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