录
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lù · to copy, to record, to write down

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2200
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Learn every stroke in 录

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See how 录 is constructed

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

彐Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 录

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lùWords pronounced lù
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Example sentences

Notice where 录 sits in each complete thought.

Qǐng bǎ tā suǒ shuō de jì lù xià lái.请把他所说的记录下来。

Please write down what he says.

Source: Tatoeba #1743571 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā lù le yí gè jì lù piàn gěi wǒ.他录了一个纪录片给我。

He recorded a documentary and gave it to me.

Source: Tatoeba #1064524 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xī wàng kǎo shì néng lù qǔ.我希望考试能录取。

I hope to graduate at the exams.

Source: Tatoeba #805121 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège cí dài lù yīn jī bú shì xīn de.这个磁带录音机不是新的。

This tape recorder is not new.

Source: Tatoeba #796870 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu lù xiàng zhèng jù.没有录像证据。

There is no video proof.

Source: Tatoeba #10002069 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liù gè rén tóu le zhè fèn gōng zuò, dàn tā men zhōng méi yǒu yí gè bèi lù yòng.六个人投了这份工作,但他们中没有一个被录用。

Six people applied for the job, but none of them were employed.

Source: Tatoeba #335608 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 录 in context

  1. Say lù, then recall the core meaning: to copy, to record, to write down.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 登录 (dēng lù), meaning “to register”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 录 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.