橹
艣lǔ
#4,123 most
frequent character
variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]
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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