洛 meaning and stroke order
A river in the Shanxi province; a city
How to write 洛, stroke by stroke
9 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 洛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in transliteration
How 洛 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 各 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 洛
洛 is water 氵 plus 各 (gè), which gives the sound. Picture a river flowing past each (各) town along its banks, the Luo River.
洛 mostly appears in place names and in transliterations of foreign words. The best-known city is 洛阳 (Luòyáng), named for being on the sunny north bank of the Luo River. Example: 我去过洛阳。(Wǒ qùguò Luòyáng.) I have been to Luoyang.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 洛 with 落 (luò, to fall), which has the same sound but adds the grass radical 艹 on top. Also note that 各 alone is read gè, so do not read 洛 as gè.
Common words with 洛
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 海洛因 | hǎiluòyīn | (loanword) heroin | |
| 海洛英 | hǎiluòyīng | (loanword) heroin |
洛 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 洛
Learning 洛 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 洛
How many strokes are in 洛?
洛 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 洛 mean?
洛 (luò) means a river in the Shanxi province; a city. A common word with it is 海洛因 (hǎiluòyīn), meaning "(loanword) heroin".
How do you pronounce 洛?
洛 is pronounced luò, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 洛?
The radical of 洛 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 洛 under this radical.
Why is 洛 used in words like 海洛因?
Its sound luò is a handy match for foreign syllables like "ro" or "lo". In 海洛因 (hǎiluòyīn, heroin), it has nothing to do with water. It only represents sound.
What other foreign names use 洛?
You will see it in names like 洛杉矶 (Luòshānjī, Los Angeles) and 摩洛哥 (Móluògē, Morocco). When 洛 shows up in a long string of characters, it is often part of a transliteration.