lóu, lǚ, liǔ humpback Simplified

Components

Meaning component
rén person

person

Sound component
lóu, lǚ, lǘ surname

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

luó (simplified form of U+5138 儸) smart Simplified

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Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

humpback Traditional

Components

Meaning component
rén person

person

Sound component
surname

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·roː
ɡ·roːs
ɡ·roʔ
Unicodeliǒ

說文解字

尫也。从人婁聲。周公韈僂,或言背僂。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

(simplified form of U+5138 儸) smart Traditional

Components

Meaning component
rén person

person

Sound component
net for catching birds

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangraːl

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang