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吕 (lǚ): Surname — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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吕 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
吕=口mouth+口mouth

Two mouths (口) aligned — originally depicting vertebrae, now a surname.

4.

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5.

Related Words: 吕

Common words and phrases that contain 吕.

吕剧

lǚ jù

Lü opera (a local opera from Shandong)

吕宋

lǚ sòng

Luzon (largest island of the Philippines)

律吕

lǜ lǚ

pitch pipes; musical temperament

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吕 is used in context

lǚ吕
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
。

Mr. Lü is the general manager of our company.

zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
lǜ律
lǚ吕
shì是
yòng用
lái来
shān山
dōng东
de的
lǚ吕
jù剧
shì是
yì一
zhǒng种
hěn
wǒ我
xìng姓
lǚ吕
，
hěn很
gāo高
xìng兴
rèn认
shi识

Information

Pinyinlǚ
Meaningsurname
Strokes6
Radical口
Traditional呂
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1716
Zhuyinㄌㄩˇ
UnicodeU+5415
CangjieRR
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jiào校
zhèng正
yīn音
gāo高
de的
biāo标
zhǔn准
qì器
。

In ancient times, pitch pipes were used as standard instruments for tuning pitch.

很
yǒu有
tè特
sè色
de的
dì地
fāng方
xì戏
qǔ曲
。

Shandong's Lü opera is a very distinctive form of local opera.

nǐ你
。

My surname is Lü, nice to meet you.

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