芦(lú)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 蘆

rush

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Character information

Pinyin
lú
Meaning
rush; reed; Phragmites communis
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
蘆

Origin & structure

Where 芦 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹户

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (grass); 户 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo户hù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 芦 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 芦

Common words using 芦 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lú芦huā花
HSK 7-9

reed catkin

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hú葫lu芦

calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for blo…

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lú芦shān山

Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan

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lú芦xí席

reed mat

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bīng冰táng糖hú葫lu芦

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer

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shuǐ水hú葫lu芦

water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)

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táng糖hú葫lu芦

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer

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hú葫lu芦dǎo岛

see 葫芦岛市

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From 芦’s common words

花葫山席冰糖水岛

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