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鹿

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鹿

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鹿 Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lù | lu4
English translation
deer; surname

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About 鹿

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Number of strokes

11

Radical frequency

104

Traditional form

鹿

Contains the radical

鹿

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A deer with an antlered head, two legs, and a tail

Etymology of 鹿

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

广 Guǎng ⿱?

Explanation

Pictograph of a deer.

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Example sentences using 鹿

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2002 Nián 尤尼森 shì yóu méi 鹿, 赤霞 zhū 西拉 Xī lā suǒ 酿制 de ,酒色 jiǔ sè chéng 深红.

Unison 2002 is a deeply coloured Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah blend.

鹿 hěn , 非常 fēicháng .

The deer is thirsty, very thirsty.

cǎi duàn le gēn 树枝 shù zhī , tóu 鹿 jīng le .

The breaking of a branch under my foot alarmed the deer.

gǒu yòng jiān 牙咬 zhù le 鹿 tuǐ .

The dog fleshed his fangs in the deer's leg.

鹿每年 měi nián dōu tuì Jué .

Deer shed their antlers each year.

Words with 鹿

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
鹿deer鹿
长颈鹿 cháng jǐng lù giraffe長頸鹿
麋鹿 mí lù Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered麋鹿 mí lù
鹿角 lù jiǎo antler鹿角 lù jiǎo
驯鹿 xùn lù reindeer馴鹿
驼鹿 tuó lù elk駝鹿
梅花鹿 méi huā lù sika deer梅花鹿 méi huā lù
鹿特丹 Lù tè dān Rotterdam, port city in the Netherlands鹿特丹 Lù tè dān
鹿茸 lù róng young deer antler prior to ossification (used in TCM)鹿茸 lù róng
鹿死谁手 lù sǐ shéi shǒu prize winner鹿死誰手
逐鹿 zhú lù to pursue deer逐鹿 zhú lù
鹿肉 lù ròu venison鹿肉 lù ròu
鹿城区 Lù chéng qū Lucheng district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市 Wēn zhōu shì [Wēn​zhōu​shì], Zhejiang鹿城區
马鹿 mǎ lù red deer馬鹿
鹿港 Lù gǎng Lukang town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县 Zhāng huà xiàn [Zhāng​huà​xiàn], Taiwan鹿港 Lù gǎng
群雄逐鹿 qún xióng zhú lù great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy群雄逐鹿 qún xióng zhú lù
指鹿为马 zhǐ lù wéi mǎ making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation指鹿為馬
巨鹿 Jù lù Julu county in Xingtai 邢台 Xíng tái [Xíng​tái], Hebei巨鹿 Jù lù
鹿儿岛 Lù ér dǎo Kagoshima, Japanese island prefecture off the south coast of Kyushu鹿兒島
涿鹿 Zhuō lù Zhuolu county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口 Zhāng jiā kǒu [Zhāng​jiā​kǒu], Hebei涿鹿 Zhuō lù
逐鹿中原 zhú lù Zhōng yuán fig. to attempt to seize the throne逐鹿中原 zhú lù Zhōng yuán
鹿泉市 Lù quán shì Luquan county level city in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄 Shí jiā zhuāng [Shí​jiā​zhuāng], Hebei鹿泉市 Lù quán shì

鹿 Decomposition & Compounds

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