common
noun

Meaning of

橹 means scull; large oar (a rowing tool larger than a paddle, mounted at the stern or side of a boat); large shield (archaic). Pronounced lǔ.

  • scull; large oar (a rowing tool larger than a paddle, mounted at the stern or side of a boat)
  • large shield (archaic)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes16
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Chuán
yáo
zhe
 
xiǎo
chuán
zài
jiāng
shàng
huǎn
huǎn
qián
xíng
 

The boatman rowed with the scull, and the small boat moved slowly forward on the river.

Zhè
zhī
shì
yòng
shàng
hǎo
de
nán
zhì
chéng
de
 

This scull is made from high-quality nanmu wood.

Yáo
de
shēng
yīn
zài
jìng
de
wài
qīng
 

The sound of sculling was especially clear in the quiet night.

men
xué
huì
le
yòng
lái
kòng
zhì
xiǎo
chuán
de
fāng
xiàng
 

They learned to use the scull to control the direction of the small boat.

Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ gēn