陆 meaning and stroke order
Land, continent; six (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
How to write 陆, stroke by stroke
7 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 陆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- (bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)
How 陆 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Place.
阝 gives the meaning and 击 hints at the sound.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 陆
The left part 阝 here stands for a place, like a hill or mound of earth. Next to it is 击 (jī), which gives the sound, so picture solid hills of earth: dry land, 陆 (lù).
陆 (lù) mostly appears in words about land, such as 陆地, 大陆, 内陆 and 陆军. It also shows up in 陆续 (lùxù), meaning one after another. Example: 客人陆续到了。(Kèrén lùxù dào le.) The guests arrived one after another.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 陆 with 际 (jì) or 阵 (zhèn), which share the same 阝 on the left. Check the right side: 陆 has 击, 阵 has 车, and 际 has 示.
Common words with 陆
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大陆 | dàlù | continent; mainland | HSK 4 |
| 陆地 | lùdì | dry land (as opposed to the sea) | HSK 4 |
| 陆续 | lùxù | in turn; successively | HSK 4 |
| 陆军 | lùjūn | army; ground forces | HSK 6 |
| 登陆 | dēnglù | to land; to come ashore | HSK 7-9 |
| 着陆 | zhuólù | landing; touchdown | |
| 陆战队 | lùzhànduì | marines; marine corps | |
| 内陆 | nèilù | inland; interior | |
| 新大陆 | xīndàlù | the New World; the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸|旧大陆[jiu4 da4 lu4] or Eurasia | |
| 陆上 | lùshàng | land-based; on land |
陆 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 陆
How many strokes are in 陆?
陆 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 陆 mean?
陆 (lù) means land, continent; six (bankers' anti-fraud numeral). A common word with it is 大陆 (dàlù), meaning "continent; mainland".
How do you pronounce 陆?
陆 is pronounced lù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 陆?
The radical of 陆 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 陆 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 陆?
The traditional form of 陆 is 陸. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 陆 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 陆 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 陆 is part of the HSK 4 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
Why is 陆 sometimes read liù and used for six?
On checks, receipts and bank forms, Chinese uses complex numerals so amounts cannot be easily altered. 陆 (liù) is the formal version of 六, just as 壹 is used for 一.
What does 大陆 mean when people talk about China?
大陆 (dàlù) means continent in general, but in everyday speech it often means mainland China, as opposed to Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macau. Context usually makes the meaning clear.