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1.

Animated Stroke Order 录

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How to write 录 — animated stroke order

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2.

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录 stroke order diagram

3.

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录

氺water

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4.

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5.

How to Use 录

Recording audio/video

These words all involve making a recording of sound or video.

录音 • lù yīn • sound recording; film recording • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 录

登录 • dēng lù • log on/in

HSK 6

dēng登

lù录

7.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

yòng用

shǒu手

jī机

lù录

yīn音

huì

Information

Pinyinlù

Meaningto record or copy down

Strokes8

Radical彐

Traditional錄

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Zhuyinㄌㄨˋ

UnicodeU+5F55

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彐hand

+氺water

Water (氺) dripping from a tool (彐) — to record or inscribe, like carving marks on a surface to capture information.

lù录

yīn音

sound recording; film recording

录像 • lù xiàng • to videotape • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

lù录

xiàng像

to videotape

录制 • lù zhì • to record (video or audio) • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

lù录

zhì制

to record (video or audio)

Admission and hiring

These words involve selecting or recruiting someone.

录取 • lù qǔ • enroll; recruit; admit to • HSK 5

HSK 5

lù录

qǔ取

enroll; recruit; admit to

录用 • lù yòng • to hire; to employ; to recruit • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

lù录

yòng用

to hire; to employ; to recruit

log on/in

目录 • mù lù • catalogue; table of contents

HSK 5

mù目

lù录

catalogue; table of contents

纪录 • jì lù • to record

HSK 5

jì纪

lù录

to record

记录 • jì lù • take notes; keep the minutes

HSK 5

jì记

lù录

take notes; keep the minutes

纪录片 • jì lù piàn • newsreel

HSK 3.0 · L5

jì纪

lù录

piàn片

newsreel

备忘录 • bèi wàng lù • memorandum; aide-mémoire

HSK 6

bèi备

wàng忘

lù录

memorandum; aide-mémoire

会

yì议

nèi内

róng容

。

I use my phone to record the meeting.

lǎo老

shī师

ràng让

wǒ我

men们

bǎ把

zhòng重

yào要

de的

nèi内

róng容

lù录

xià下

lái来

。

The teacher asked us to record the important content.

qǐng请

jì记

lù录

xià下

zhòng重

yào要

de的

xìn信

xī息

。

Please record the important information.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

mù目

lù录

zài在

dì第

yī一

yè页

。

The table of contents of this book is on the first page.

zhè这

běn本

cí词

diǎn典

shōu收

lù录

le了

liǎng两

wàn万

gè个

cí词

yǔ语

。

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