麓

lù
#3,576 most
frequent character
foot of a hill

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

麓 has 林 forest as a picture part and 鹿 lù, which matches the sound, as the sound part. It first meant a forest at the foot of a mountain. That narrowed to the foot of a hill.

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Homophones

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

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