碌

liù
#2,543 most
frequent character
used in 碌碡[liu4 zhou5], Taiwan pr. [lu4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

碌 uses 石 'stone' as the meaning part and 彔 lù for the sound. It first meant how hard and sturdy stones are. From there came 'undistinguished' and 'incompetent'; read liù, it names a stone roller for fields.

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