碌
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used in 勞碌|劳碌[lao2 lu4], 忙碌[mang2 lu4] and 碌碌[lu4 lu4]; used in 庸碌[yong1 lu4] and 碌碌[lu4 lu4]; used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 石 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 碌
- Common rank
- #2,702
- Unicode
- U+788C
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Formation & memory
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Words with 碌
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一骨碌 | with a rolling or twisting movement; in a single movement; in one breath | |
| 碌曲县 | Luqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi… | |
| 庸碌无能 | mediocre and incompetent | |
| 碌碌无为 | unaccomplished; mediocre; feckless | |
| 骨碌 | to roll rapidly; to spin; Taiwan pr. [gu2lu5] | |
| 碌曲 | see 碌曲縣|碌曲县[Lu4 qu3 Xian4] | |
| 劳碌 | to work hard; to toil | |
| 骨碌碌 | (onom.) rolling around; spinning; also pr. [gu1lu1lu1]; Taiwan pr. [gu2lu4lu5] | |
| 忙碌 | busy; bustling | |
| 庸碌 | mediocre | |
| 庸庸碌碌 | ordinary; mediocre | |
| 碌碌 | ordinary; commonplace; busy; bustling about | |
| 碌碡 | stone roller (for threshing grain, leveling ground etc); Taiwan pr. [lu4 du2] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 录 — compare how they read.