卢
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lú · cottage, hut

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 卢

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

5Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 卢 sits in each complete thought.

Lǐ yuē rè nèi lú de yì tiáo zì xíng chē dào dǎo tā le.里约热内卢的一条自行车道倒塌了。

A bike path collapsed in Rio.

Source: Tatoeba #5085439 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhù zài lú sēn bǎo.我住在卢森堡。

I live in Luxembourg.

Source: Tatoeba #11702398 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lǐ yuē rè nèi lú de yì tiáo hǎi biān de gāo jià zì xíng chē dào dǎo tā le.里约热内卢的一条海边的高架自行车道倒塌了。

An elevated seaside bike path collapsed in Rio.

Source: Tatoeba #5085440 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de zǔ fù mǔ lái zì lǐ sī běn, dàn shì wǒ de fù mǔ lái zì lǐ yuē rè nèi lú.我的祖父母来自里斯本,但是我的父母来自里约热内卢。

My grandparents are from Lisbon, but my parents are from Rio de Janeiro.

Source: Tatoeba #8932576 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Āi fēi ěr tiě tǎ hé lú fú gōng zài tóng yí zuò chéng shì.埃菲尔铁塔和卢浮宫在同一座城市。

The Eiffel Tower is in the same city as the Louvre Museum.

Source: Tatoeba #526553 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 卢 in context

  1. Say lú, then recall the core meaning: cottage, hut.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 卢恩字母 (lú ēn zì mǔ), meaning “rune”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 卢 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.