嚕 meaning and stroke order
Verbose, talkative; mumbling
How to write 嚕, stroke by stroke
18 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 嚕
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- grumble
- chatter
How 嚕 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 魯 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 嚕
嚕 combines 口 (mouth) with 魯 (lǔ), which gives the sound. Picture a mouth making a low, rolling lu sound, like mumbling or a rumbling noise.
嚕 rarely appears alone and is mostly used in sound words. The simplified form 噜 shows up in 咕噜 (gūlu, stomach rumbling) and 呼噜 (hūlū, snoring or purring). Example: 他晚上打呼噜。(Tā wǎnshang dǎ hūlu.) He snores at night.
Common mistake: Learners often read 嚕 with the third tone of 魯 (lǔ), but 嚕 is first tone lū. In words like 打呼噜 (dǎhūlu) and 咕噜 (gūlu) it is often said in the neutral tone.
Common words with 嚕
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 嚕
How many strokes are in 嚕?
嚕 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 嚕 mean?
嚕 (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 嚕?
嚕 is pronounced lū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 嚕?
The radical of 嚕 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 嚕 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 嚕?
嚕 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 噜, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 嚕 and 噜?
They are the same character. 嚕 is the traditional form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and 噜 is the simplified form used in mainland China.
Can 嚕 mean talking too much?
Yes, it can mean chattering or grumbling. In everyday speech that meaning usually comes through the related word 噜苏 (lūsu), meaning long-winded or wordy, which is common in some regional speech.