辘 meaning and stroke order
Windlass, pulley, capstan
How to write 辘, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 辘
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 轆轆|辘辘[lu4 lu4]
- used in 軲轆|轱辘[gu1 lu5] and 轂轆|毂辘[gu1 lu5]
- used in 轆轤|辘轳[lu4 lu5]
How 辘 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wheel.
车 gives the meaning and 鹿 hints at the sound.
Radical: 车 (cart), shared by 50 characters on this site.
How to remember 辘
辘 combines 车 (chē, vehicle, wheel) for meaning and 鹿 (lù, deer) for sound. Picture a deer turning a big wheel that winds up a rope, and you have a windlass that sounds like lù.
辘 almost never appears alone. It shows up in fixed words like 辘轳 (lùlu, a well windlass), 轱辘 (gūlu, wheel), and 辘辘 (lùlù, the rumbling sound of wheels or an empty stomach). Example: 我饥肠辘辘。(Wǒ jīcháng lùlù.) I am starving.
Common mistake: Learners often write the left side as 鹿 is on the right but forget to squeeze 车 narrow, or they confuse 辘 with 麓 (lù, foot of a mountain), which has 林 on top instead of 车 on the left. Also note that in 轱辘 and 辘轳 the 辘 or following syllable is often said in the neutral tone.
Common words with 辘
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 饥肠辘辘 | jīchánglùlù | (idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry |
辘 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 辘
How many strokes are in 辘?
辘 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 辘 mean?
辘 (lù) means windlass, pulley, capstan. A common word with it is 饥肠辘辘 (jīchánglùlù), meaning "(idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry".
How do you pronounce 辘?
辘 is pronounced lù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 辘?
The radical of 辘 is 车, which carries the idea of "cart". Dictionaries list 辘 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 辘?
The traditional form of 辘 is 轆. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 辘 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 轱辘 mean in everyday speech?
轱辘 (gūlu) is a colloquial word for wheel, as in 车轱辘 (chē gūlu), a car or cart wheel. It can also be a verb meaning to roll, like a ball rolling along the ground.
Is 饥肠辘辘 only about hunger?
Yes, it describes being very hungry, with the stomach rumbling like turning wheels. It is a bit literary but common in writing and lively speech, for example 跑了一天，饥肠辘辘 (pǎo le yì tiān, jīcháng lùlù), after running around all day, I was famished.