Dong Chinese dictionary

lù, liù

land

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 坴 represents the sound. Simplified form of 陸.

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

jī

strike

Shorthand for the phonetic 坴 component in the traditional character 陸.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

lù

land, continental; army; an accounting form of U+516D 六 (six); shore; land; continent

Lù

surname Lu

liù

six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

Most common words with 陆

Sources