Dong Chinese dictionary

lú

rushes

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 户 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蘆.

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

户 Sound component

hù

door

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

lú

rushes, reeds; rush; reed; Phragmites communis

Most common words with 芦

Sources