lú

舻

Character · NounTraditional艫

stern of a ship; see 'zhulu'

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

stern of a ship; the rear part of a vessel

literary

Usually appears in the literary compound 舳舻 (zhúlú, bow and stern), referring to ships collectively or a vast fleet. Rarely used alone in modern contexts.

Zhú舳
lú舻
qiān千
lǐ里
 ，
jīng旌
qí旗
bì蔽
kōng空
 。

The fleet of ships stretched for thousands of miles, with banners covering the sky.

Lú艫
 （
zhǐ舻
 ）
chuán指
wěi船
yǔ尾
 ，
zhú与
 “
chuán舳
 ”
 （
tóu船
xiāng头
 ）
duì相
 对
 。

Lú (or lú) refers to the stern of a ship, opposite to "zhú" (the bow).

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Gǔ古
dài代
zhàn战
jiàn舰
de的
lú舻
bù部
zhuāng装
yǒu有
duò舵
hé和
lǔ橹
 。

The stern of ancient warships was equipped with rudders and oars.