轆 [辘] lù
: windlass
Kun Reading
none applicable
On Reading
ロク roku
Usage:
轆轤 [辘轳] lu4lu2: well pulley; windlass; potter’s wheel
轆轤 [辘轳] lu4lu2: well pulley; windlass; potter’s wheel
[轆轤 | ろくろ rokuro: lathe;
: potter’s wheel
: windlass; pulley]
Japanese common word | expression
轆轤首 | ろくろくび rokurokubi
: rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語
飢腸轆轆 [饥肠辘辘] ji1 chang2 lu4lu4
: stomach rumbling with hunger
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
車 (che1: cart radical 159) suggests the meaning while
鹿 (lu4: deer radical 198) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
車 (che1: cart radical 159) suggests the meaning while
鹿 (lu4: deer radical 198) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
辘. Derived from generic character simplification rule #14 (車 » 车) via usage of grass script form of character.
Semantic:
樚 lu4: a pulley, a windlass, a wheel, a block
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
