魯
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lǔ · foolish, stupid, rash

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Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

魚Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 魯

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Example sentences

Notice where 魯 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ zhēn de hěn cū lǔ, bú shì má?你真的很粗魯,不是嗎?

You really are rude, aren't you?

Source: Tatoeba #874968 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhēn cū lǔ!你真粗魯!

How rude of you!

Source: Tatoeba #819340 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xīngqīyī qù le wū lǔ mù qí, dì èr tiān huí lái le.他星期一去了烏魯木齊,第二天回來了。

He went to Urumqi on Monday and came back here the next day.

Source: Tatoeba #5574645 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng yuán liàng wǒ de lǔ mǎng.請原諒我的魯莽。

Please excuse me for being rude.

Source: Tatoeba #859409 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qù nián zài shì gù zhōng xìng cún le, kě shì tā réng rán hěn lǔ mǎng dì kāi jū.他去年在事故中幸存了,可是他仍然很魯莽地開車。

He survived an accident last year, but still drives recklessly.

Source: Tatoeba #1616564 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù lǔ nuò qù gěi wǒ mén mǎi qì shuǐ.布魯諾去給我們買汽水。

Bruno went to get us all soda.

Source: Tatoeba #13549606 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 魯 in context

  1. Say lǔ, then recall the core meaning: foolish, stupid, rash.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 魯 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.