鹵 meaning and stroke order
Salt
How to write 鹵, stroke by stroke
11 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 鹵
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- alkaline soil
- salt
- brine
- halogen (chemistry)
- crass
- stupid
How 鹵 is built
Pictographic character. A container used to brine pickles.
How to remember 鹵
鹵 (lǔ) is a picture of a container used to brine pickles. The box 囗 is the jar, and the dots inside are the salt crystals floating in the brine.
鹵 is the traditional form of 卤 and appears in words about brine, salt, and halogens, plus cooking with a soy and spice brine. A common food word is 鹵肉飯 (lǔ ròu fàn), braised pork over rice, a Taiwanese classic. In chemistry, 鹵素 (lǔ sù) means halogen.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 鹵 with 鹽 (yán), the everyday word for table salt. 鹽 actually contains 鹵 as a part, but when you want to say salt in conversation, use 鹽 (yán), not 鹵.
Characters that contain 鹵
Learning 鹵 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 鹵
How many strokes are in 鹵?
鹵 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鹵 mean?
鹵 (lǔ) means salt.
How do you pronounce 鹵?
鹵 is pronounced lǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the simplified form of 鹵?
鹵 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 卤, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 鹵 mean on a menu?
On menus it means food slowly braised or stewed in a seasoned brine of soy sauce and spices. Examples include 鹵蛋 (lǔ dàn), braised egg, and 鹵味 (lǔ wèi), assorted braised snacks.
Is 鹵 used to call someone stupid?
The sense crass or stupid exists in dictionaries, but it is rare in modern speech. The more common written form for that meaning is 魯 (lǔ), as in 粗魯 (cū lǔ), rude.