录

錄
lù
#917 most
frequent character
record, write down, copy
verb

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
绿剥禄氯渌逯
picture1 character
箓

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Example Sentences

我需要录这段音乐。
wǒ xūyào lù zhè duàn yīnyuè 。
I need to record this piece of music.
请你把她的电话号码录下来。
qǐng nǐ bǎ tāde diànhuà hàomǎ lù xiàlái 。
Please write down her phone number.
老师让我录这篇文章。
lǎoshī ràng wǒ lù zhèpiānwénzhāng 。
The teacher asked me to copy this article.

Same Characters, Different Readings

录lù
record, write down, copy
录Lu4
surname Lu

Words with similar meanings

录制lùzhì
to record
More specific to recording videos or audio, often used in a broadcasting context.
记jì
to write down
More general than '录', can also imply memorization or noting information.
抄chāo
to copy
Can imply a more manual process of copying written material.

Homophones

HSK 2
路lù
road, path, way
HSK 5
露lù
dew, syrup, nectar
录lù
record, write down, copy
鹿lù
deer
陆lù
(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)

Words Starting With 录

录取lù qǔ
to recruit; to enroll
录音lù yīn
to record (sound); sound-recording

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