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Lu
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Appendix:Variations of "lu"
Translingual
Symbol
mul symbol
mul Q1857 lutetium
English
Etymology 1
en Lucy, Lucille, and similar names.
Proper noun
en female Lucy and related names.
en 1950 w:C. S. Lewis The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 27 Fontana Lions 1980 0-00-671663-6 "Why?" said Lucy in amazement, "haven't you all been wondering where I was?" "So you've been hiding, have you?" Peter said. "Poor old Lu, hiding and nobody noticed!
Etymology 2
From en cmn - surname pronunciations
Pronunciation
en /ˈlu/
Proper noun
s
en countable en Chinese Mandarin.
en Chinese Mandarin from 呂 Lǚ.
en 1993 Thomas L. Kennedy Notes Testimony of a Confucian Woman: The Autobiography of Mrs. Nie Zeng Jifen, 1852-1942 https://archive.org/details/testimonyofconfu0000zeng/ w:University of Georgia Press 0-8203-1509-5 92-22989 26129546 151 https://archive.org/details/testimonyofconfu0000zeng/page/151/ Lu Yan zh 呂巖 (A.D. 798–?), courtesy name Dongbin, literary name Chunyangzi. According to tradition, Luzu zh 呂祖 was from Jingzhao zh 京兆 Prefecture, in which Changan, the Tang Dynasty (618–908) capital, was situated; however, he is also reputed to be from Hezhong zh 河中 Prefecture, the present-day Yongji zh 永濟 District of Shanxi.
en March 12, 2023 Han Cheung Taiwan in Time: A multi-talented dissident w:Taipei Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230313071905/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2023/03/12/2003795958 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2023/03/12/2003795958 March 13, 2023 1563-9525 464696902 Features 13 As editor-in-chief of the pro-communist Kuangming News (zh 光明報), Lu He-ruo (zh 呂赫若) became a wanted man after the newspaper was raided by the authorities in August 1949. While many of his friends were arrested and executed, he managed to elude capture by hiding in the mountains of today’s New Taipei City’s Shihding District (zh 石碇).Lu never made it out of the mountains, and his death remained a mystery for decades.
en Chinese Mandarin from 盧 Lú.
en Chinese Mandarin from 陸 Lù.
en Chinese Mandarin from 魯 Lǔ.
en Chinese Mandarin from 路 Lù.
en Chinese Mandarin from 蘆 Lú.
en Chinese Mandarin from 祿 Lù.
en Chinese Mandarin from 逯 Lù.
en Chinese Mandarin from 鹿 Lù.
Usage notes
en Lu can be considered a misspelling of en Lü with respect to the surname ^呂.
Etymology 3
From en nan-hbl 呂 Lū.
Pronunciation
en /ˈlu/
Proper noun
s
en Chinese Hokkien.
Etymology 4
Lu (state)
From en cmn 魯 cmn Lǔ pronunciation of en zh 魯.
Alternative forms
en Loo Lou Louh
Pronunciation
en /ˈlu/ /ˈl(i)oʊ/
Proper noun
魯國; An ancient vassal state of China that existed approximately between 1042–249 BC.
Etymology 5
Proper noun
en Luren a Chinese language.
Anagrams
en lu UL Ul ul
en Languages
Indonesian
Etymology
From id hak - 盧.
Proper noun
id Hakka
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl Lou Loo Lew Du
Etymology
tl nan-hbl - 呂 Lū. tl Lou Loo Luy Lew Du.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
+
tl Chinese Filipino Hokkien