录

錄
Lu4
#917 most
frequent character
surname Lu

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

录 began as a picture of a bucket for pulling water from a well. That was its first meaning. The sound was then borrowed for recording, which grew to writing down, copying, and writings.

Drawn as: well water bucket

录 as a component in other characters

sound6 characters
picture1 character

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