率 - Dong Chinese dictionary

lǜ, shuài

rate, frequency

Original meaning:

rope

Pictograph of a rope with four dots representing bits of threads. Based on the original meaning "rope". The meaning later shifted to "lead", "follow", "standard", "rate", and "frequency".

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

率

lǜ

to lead; ratio; rate; limit; frequency

率

shuài

to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually

Most common words with 率

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	率	to lead
	频率	frequency
	效率	efficiency
	利率	interest rates
	几率	odds

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

摔蟀

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[r]ut-s	lwijH	lèi	bird net
*[r]ut	lwit	lǜ	norm, standard
*s-rut-s	srwijH	shuài	lead (v.); commander
*s-rut	srwit	shuài	follow, go along