蘆

See also: 芦

蘆	U+8606, 蘆 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8606

← 蘅
[U+8605]

CJK Unified Ideographs

蘇 →
[U+8607]

Translingual

Han character

蘆 (radical 140, 艸+16, 22 strokes, cangjie input 廿卜心廿 (TYPT), four-corner 4421₇, composition ⿱艹盧)

References

KangXi: page 1068, character 5

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32425

Dae Jaweon: page 1534, character 1

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3325, character 7

Unihan data for U+8606

Chinese

trad.		蘆
simp.		芦^*

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (虍) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
唬	qʰraːs, kʷraːɡ
戲	qʰral, qʰrals, *qʰaː
巇	*qʰra
隵	*qʰra
嚱	*qʰras
盧	*b·raː
鑪	*raː
壚	*raː
籚	*raː
蘆	raː, ra
顱	*b·raː
髗	*b·raː
鱸	*raː
攎	*raː
櫨	*raː
轤	*raː
黸	*raː
獹	*raː
鸕	*raː
艫	*raː
纑	*raː
瀘	*raː
瓐	*raː
爐	*raː
嚧	*raː
矑	*b·raː
罏	*raː
蠦	*raː
虜	*raːʔ
擄	*raːʔ
艣	*raːʔ
鐪	*raːʔ
虖	qʰaː, qʰʷa, qʰaː, qʰʷa
虍	*qʰaː
雐	*qʰʷlaː
虎	*qʰlaːʔ
琥	*qʰlaːʔ
萀	*qʰlaːʔ
臚	*b·ra
廬	*ra
驢	*b·ra
藘	*ra
爈	ra, ras
櫖	ra, ras
儢	*raʔ
慮	*ras
勴	*ras
鑢	*ras
濾	*ras
攄	*r̥ʰa
處	kʰljaʔ, kʰljas
豦	kas, ɡa
據	*kas
鐻	kas, ɡa, *ɡaʔ
澽	kas, ɡas
虛	kʰa, qʰa
墟	*kʰa
懅	*ɡa
蘧	ɡa, ɡʷa
籧	*ɡa
醵	ɡa, ɡas, *ɡaɡ
璩	*ɡa
虡	*ɡaʔ
遽	*ɡas
勮	*ɡas
嘘
驉	*qʰa
歔	*qʰa
魖	*qʰa
膚	*pla
虧	*kʰʷral
噱	*ɡaɡ
臄	*ɡaɡ
劇	*ɡaɡ
諕	*qʰʷraːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *raː, *ra) : semantic 艹 (“plant”) + phonetic 盧 (OC *b·raː).

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lú (lu²)
(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˊ
(Chengdu, SP): nu²
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴
Min Nan (POJ): lô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lú
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˊ
  - Wade–Giles: lu²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lu
  - IPA ^(key): /lu³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: nu²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lu
  - IPA ^(key): /nu²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁴
  - Yale: lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô͘
  - Tâi-lô: lôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔ²³/

Middle Chinese: /luo/▼

Rime
Character	蘆
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	落胡切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/luo/
Pan Wuyun	/luo/
Shao Rongfen	/lo/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɔ/
Li Rong	/lo/
Wang Li	/lu/
Bernard Karlgren	/luo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lú

Old Chinese▼
(Baxter–Sagart): /*C.rˤa/
(Zhengzhang): /*raː/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	蘆
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	lú
Middle Chinese	‹ lu ›
Old Chinese	/*C.rˁa/
English	lúwěi 蘆葦 reed
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蘆
Reading #	1/2
No.	5203
Phonetic component	虍
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	盧
Old Chinese	/*raː/

Definitions

蘆

reed
root of shepherd's purse
Used in 蘆菔／芦菔.
Used in 葫蘆／葫芦 (húlu).
A surname.

Compounds

不上蘆葦／不上芦苇
乍入蘆圩／乍入芦圩
亞腰葫蘆／亚腰葫芦
伊哩烏蘆／伊哩乌芦
依樣葫蘆／依样葫芦
倒地葫蘆／倒地葫芦
冰糖葫蘆／冰糖葫芦 (bīngtáng húlu)
包葫蘆頭／包葫芦头
壺蘆／壶芦
實葫蘆／实葫芦
廟蘆／庙芦 (Miàolú)
悶葫蘆／闷葫芦 (mènhúlu)
悶葫蘆罐／闷葫芦罐 (mènhúluguàn)
打悶葫蘆／打闷葫芦
打混葫蘆／打混葫芦
提壺蘆／提壶芦
提葫蘆／提葫芦
揜口葫蘆／揜口葫芦
新蘆／新芦 (Xīnlú)

明蘆／明芦 (Mínglú)
沒嘴葫蘆／没嘴葫芦
火葫蘆／火葫芦
糖葫蘆／糖葫芦 (tánghúlu)
葫蘆／葫芦 (húlu)
葫蘆兒／葫芦儿 (húlur)
葫蘆島／葫芦岛 (Húlúdǎo)
葫蘆提／葫芦提
葫蘆架／葫芦架
葫蘆科／葫芦科
葫蘆笙／葫芦笙 (húlúshēng)
蒲蘆／蒲芦
藜蘆／藜芦
蘆根／芦根 (lúgēn)
蘆洲／芦洲 (Lúzhōu)
蘆洲蟹舍／芦洲蟹舍
蘆田／芦田 (lútián)
蘆竹／芦竹 (lúzhú)
蘆笙／芦笙 (lúshēng)

蘆筍／芦笋 (lúsǔn)
蘆管／芦管
蘆簾／芦帘
蘆粟／芦粟 (lúsù)
蘆絮／芦絮
蘆花／芦花
蘆花蕩／芦花荡
蘆花衣／芦花衣
蘆花雞／芦花鸡
蘆荻／芦荻
蘆菔／芦菔
蘆葦／芦苇 (lúwěi)
蘆蓆／芦席 (lúxí)
蘆蕩／芦荡
蘆薈／芦荟 (lúhuì)
西葫蘆／西葫芦 (xīhúlu)
鋸嘴葫蘆／锯嘴葫芦
響葫蘆／响葫芦

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lú (lu²)
(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lú
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˊ
  - Wade–Giles: lu²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lu
  - IPA ^(key): /lu³⁵/

Middle Chinese: /lɨʌ/▼

Rime
Character	蘆
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	力居切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨʌ/
Pan Wuyun	/liɔ/
Shao Rongfen	/liɔ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɨə̆/
Li Rong	/liɔ/
Wang Li	/lĭo/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯wo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǘ

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*ra/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蘆
Reading #	2/2
No.	5235
Phonetic component	虍
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	臚
Old Chinese	/*ra/

Definitions

蘆

Only used in 漏蘆／漏芦 (lòulú).

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lú, lǔ (lu², lu³)
(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˊ, ㄌㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lú
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˊ
  - Wade–Giles: lu²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lu
  - IPA ^(key): /lu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˇ
  - Wade–Giles: lu³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luu
  - IPA ^(key): /lu²¹⁴/

Definitions

蘆

Only used in 油葫蘆／油葫芦 (yóuhúlú).

Japanese

Kanji

蘆

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 芦)

reed, rush (plant)

Readings

Go-on: る (ru)
Kan-on: ろ (ro)
Kun: あし (ashi), よし (yoshi)

Korean

Hanja

蘆 • (ro, no, yeo) (hangeul 로, 노, 여, revised ro, no, yeo, McCune–Reischauer ro, no, yŏ, Yale lo, no, ye)

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Vietnamese

Han character

蘆 (lô, lư, lựa, tuấn)

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