Monday, February 9, 2026

Amazing Chinese Characters (788) Lu (surname) - 卢(盧)

The shell bone script of character Lu is

a simple stove outside. The top is the pot, and the bottom are support legs. 

The bronze script of character Lu is

the top is a tiger without limbs, the bottom is character Utensil - 皿 (Post 144).  People boiled the tiger body in the wild. 

The big seal script of character Lu is

The top is tiger head, the bottom is the character Utensil, the middle is character Due To (Post 164), which means here Oil,  rom the tiger meat, or added oil. 

The small seal script of character Lu is

similar to big seal in the middle and bottom parts, but the tiger head on the top changed, some lines are disconnected, making it difficult to understand. 

The clerical script of character Lu is

Similar to small seal script but the top change is confusing. 

The traditional song typeface of character Lu is 
 

Similar to clerical script.

The simplified song typeface of character is

Don't know where it was from.

Pinyin of the character 卢 is Lu2.
 


Amazing Chinese Characters (788) Lu (surname) - 卢(盧)

The shell bone script of character Lu is a simple stove outside. The top is the pot, and the bottom are support legs.  The bronze script of ...