橹

櫓
lǔ
#4,123 most
frequent character
scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

橹 has 木 wood as a picture part and 鲁 lǔ as its sound part. It first meant a large shield. That grew to a scull, a single oar moved side to side.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

橹lǔ
variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]
橹lǔ
variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]
橹lǔ
variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]
橹lǔ
old variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]

Homophones

鲁lǔ
(bound form) crass, stupid, rude

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