噜 meaning and stroke order
Verbose, talkative; mumbling
How to write 噜, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 噜
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- grumble
- chatter
How 噜 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 鲁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 噜
噜 is a mouth 口 next to 鲁 (lǔ), which gives the sound. Picture a mouth making a low, rolling lū lū noise, like mumbling or a rumbling stomach.
噜 rarely appears alone. It mostly shows up in sound words like 咕噜 (gūlu) and 呼噜 (hūlū). Example: 他晚上打呼噜。(Tā wǎnshang dǎ hūlu.) He snores at night.
Common mistake: Learners often write 鲁 alone and forget the 口 on the left. Only 噜 with 口 works in sound words like 呼噜. Also note that in 咕噜 and 打呼噜 the 噜 is often said in the neutral tone (lu), not a full first tone.
Common words with 噜
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
噜 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 噜
How many strokes are in 噜?
噜 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 噜 mean?
噜 (lū) means verbose, talkative; mumbling. A common word with it is 咕噜 (gūlu), meaning "(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach); to coo (of a dove)".
How do you pronounce 噜?
噜 is pronounced lū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 噜?
The radical of 噜 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 噜 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 噜?
The traditional form of 噜 is 嚕. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 噜 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say my stomach is growling in Chinese?
You can say 我的肚子咕噜咕噜叫。(Wǒ de dùzi gūlu gūlu jiào.) The repeated 咕噜 imitates the rumbling sound.
What does 噜苏 mean?
噜苏 (lūsu) is a regional word meaning long-winded or nagging. It links to the sense of verbose chatter, but it sounds dialectal. In standard speech people more often say 啰嗦 (luōsuo).