轆 (luk1 | lu4) : wheel

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轆

luk1

lu4

[1] [粵] wheel; to wheel | [國] 輪
[2] well-pulley; capstan
[3] rumble of cart wheels

Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: (#159)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

轆 / 辘

This word has been viewed 8682 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Apr 2014 21:15

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轆轤 luk1 lou4 = well pulley; windlass; potter's wheel

車轆 ce1 luk1 che1 lu4 = castor, caster; wheel

大轆 daai6 luk1 = taxi driver slang for a bus (lit., "big wheel") 粵

一轆木 jat1 luk1 muk6 = stiff/wooden in speech; mumbling; stammering

一轆木噉 jat1 luk1 muk6 gam2 = rather dull, simple, stupid 粵

蝦轆 haa1 luk1 = prawn with shell; weird (pun on 蝦碌); saying the wrong script while acting 粵

喉轆 hau4 luk1 = a fire hose 粵

食蝦轆 sik6 haa1 luk1 = saying the wrong script while acting 粵

忙到甩轆 mong4 dou3 lat1 luk1 mang2 dao4 shuai3 lu4 = busy over one's head, super busy 粵

線轆 sin3 luk1 xian4 lu4 = thread reel 粵
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Unicode code for this character: U+8f46 (off-site link)

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