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辘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
辘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
辘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
辘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
辘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
辘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
辘 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

辘 Stroke Order — How to Write 辘

Stroke Order

辘 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 车, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

辘 Radical and Character Components

Components:车鹿

辘 is a phono-semantic compound: 车 (wheel) carries the meaning, while 鹿 indicates the sound.

Radical: 车 + 11 more strokes

辘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • lù

Meanings of 辘 in Chinese

1

lù辘

[Lùlu] A windlass or capstan, especially one used for drawing water from a well; a hoisting mechanism.
农民用辘轳从井里打水灌溉农田。
Farmers use a windlass to draw water from the well to irrigate the fields.
An onomatopoeia, often reduplicated as 'lùlù' (辘辘), used to describe the rattling or rumbling sound of wheels or a cart.
老旧的马车在石板路上发出辘辘的声响
The old carriage made a rattling sound (lùlù) on the stone road.
Used as part of the compound word 'gūlu' (轱辘), which refers to a wheel or a roller.
旧自行车上的车轱辘转动起来有些吃力。
The wheels on the old bicycle turn with some effort.

Common Words and Phrases with 辘

1
lù辘lu轳
A windlass or winch, especially one used for drawing water from a well.
老王用辘轳从井里打水，浇灌他的菜园。
Old Wang used the windlass to draw water from the well to irrigate his vegetable garden.
2
lù辘lù辘
Onomatopoeia, describing the rumbling sound of rolling wheels.
马车在石子路上辘辘地驶过，打破了清晨的宁静。
The horse carriage rumbled and clattered along the gravel road, breaking the morning's tranquility.
3
lù辘lù辘yuǎn远tīng听
the cart rumbles away
他站在窗前，望着远去的马车，只听得辘辘远听，最终消失在夜色中。
He stood by the window, watching the carriage recede, only hearing the sound of its wheels fading into the distance, eventually disappearing into the night.

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Questions about 辘

What does 辘 mean in Chinese?

辘 (lù) means “An onomatopoeia” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 辘?

辘 is pronounced lù in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 辘 have?

辘 has 15 strokes.

How do you write 辘?

辘 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 车. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 辘?

The radical of 辘 is 车, and 辘 is a phono-semantic compound.