懂中文 Dong Chinese

橹

lǔ

oar

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 鲁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 櫓.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

鲁 sound component

鲁  Sound component

lǔ

  

foolish, rude

Evolution

橹 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
橹 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
橹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
橹 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
橹 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

橹 (櫓) 

lǔ

oar, scull; row; scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat) (free word)

橹 (㯭) 

lǔ

variant of 櫓|橹[lǔ]

橹 (樐) 

lǔ

old variant of 櫓|橹[lǔ]