麓 meaning and stroke order
The base of a hill; foothill
How to write 麓, stroke by stroke
19 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 麓
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- foot of a hill
How 麓 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Forest.
林 gives the meaning and 鹿 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鹿 (deer), shared by 12 characters on this site.
How to remember 麓
A deer 鹿 (lù) stands under the trees of a forest 林 (lín). Deer like to graze where the woods meet the bottom of a hill, so 麓 is the foot of a hill, and 鹿 also gives it the sound lù.
麓 is a literary, written word. It mostly appears in fixed phrases like 山麓 (shānlù, foot of a mountain) and in place names. Example: 村子在山麓。(Cūnzi zài shānlù.) The village is at the foot of the mountain.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the deer part as 鹿 alone and forget the 林 on top, or confuse 麓 with 鹿 (deer) because they share the same sound lù. Remember that 麓 always has the forest above.
Questions about 麓
How many strokes are in 麓?
麓 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 麓 mean?
麓 (lù) means the base of a hill; foothill.
How do you pronounce 麓?
麓 is pronounced lù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 麓?
The radical of 麓 is 鹿, which carries the idea of "deer". Dictionaries list 麓 under this radical.
Can I use 麓 by itself in everyday speech?
Not usually. In speech people say 山脚 (shānjiǎo) or 山脚下 (shānjiǎo xià). 麓 sounds formal and mainly appears in writing, as in 山麓.
Where might I see 麓 in real life?
You will see it in place names and scenic spots, such as 岳麓山 (Yuèlù Shān) in Changsha, home of the famous 岳麓书院 (Yuèlù Shūyuàn) academy. It also shows up in travel writing and geography texts.