lǘ
donkey
Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 盧 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 驢
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
donkey | ||
ass | ||
silly ass | ||
donkey | ||
to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom) |
Sources