陋
lòu
#2,654 most
frequent character
low, humble, plain, ugly, mean
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
陋 has ⻖ hills as the meaning part and 㔷 lòu as a sound part. It first meant a remote area. From there it grew to mean crude or unrefined, then ugly or plain, and humble or low.
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