luò

珞

Character · Noun

jade ornament; Lhoba ethnic group; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

used in 'yīngluò' (jade necklace), 'Sàilùluò' (celluloid), and 'Luòbāzú' (Lhoba people)

This character appears primarily as a bound morpheme in specific compound words. It originally referred to a type of jade-like stone.

Tā她
bó脖
zi子
shang上
dài戴
zhe着
yī一
chuàn串
yīng璎
luò珞
 。

She wore a string of jade ornaments around her neck.

Sài赛
lù璐
luò珞
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zǎo早
qī期
de的
hé合
chéng成
sù塑
liào料
 。

Celluloid is an early type of synthetic plastic.

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Luò珞
bā巴
zú族
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
Xī西
zàng藏
de的
shǎo少
shù数
mín民
zú族
zhī之
yī一
 。

The Lhoba people are one of the ethnic minorities in Tibet, China.

2.

noun

surname Luo

Used as a family name, though relatively uncommon.

Luò珞
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
 。

Mr. Luo is a historian.

Luò珞
xìng姓
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
bǐ比
jiào较
shǎo少
jiàn见
 。

The surname Luo is relatively rare in China.