櫓
lǔ

oar

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 魯 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
魯
魯 Sound component
foolish, rude

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartluX[r]ˤaʔshield (n.)
Zhengzhangraːʔ

說文解字

大盾也。从木魯聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

橹 lǔ oar Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 鲁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 櫓.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
鲁
鲁 Sound component
lǔ, lǚ foolish, rude

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode