鸕
lú

cormorant

Components

盧
盧 Sound component
rice vessel
鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangraː
Unicodelo

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

鸬 lú cormorant Simplified

Components

卢
卢 Sound component
lú, lǘ, léi rice vessel
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode