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颅 (lú): Skull — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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颅

颅=卢lú+页yè · page

4.

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5.

Related Words: 颅

头颅 • tóu lú • head, skull

tóu头

lú颅

head, skull

颅内 • lú nèi • intracranial, inside the skull

lú颅

nèi内

intracranial, inside the skull

颅脑 • lú nǎo • cranium and brain

lú颅

nǎo脑

cranium and brain

颅骨 • lú gǔ • skull bone, cranium

lú颅

gǔ骨

skull bone, cranium

6.

Example Sentences

yán严

zhòng重

de的

zhuàng撞

jī击

kě可

néng能

dǎo导

zhì致

lú颅

nèi内

chū出

xuè血

，

fēi非

cháng常

wēi危

xiǎn险

。

A severe impact may cause intracranial bleeding, which is very dangerous.

yán严

zhòng重

de的

zhuàng撞

jī击

kě可

néng能

dǎo导

zhì

yī医

shēng生

tōng通

guò过

sǎo扫

miáo描

jiǎn检

chá查

le

yī医

shēng生

tōng通

guò过

jiǎn检

chá查

tā他

de的

lú

zhè这

ge个

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

lú颅

gǔ骨

huà化

shí

Information

Pinyinlú

Meaningskull

Strokes11

Radical页

Traditional顱

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2961

Zhuyinㄌㄨˊ

UnicodeU+9885

CangjieYSMBO

致

lú颅

nǎo脑

sǔn损

shāng伤

。

A severe impact may cause craniocerebral injury.

了

tā他

de的

lú颅

gǔ骨

shì是

fǒu否

shòu受

shāng伤

。

The doctor checked if his skull was injured through a scan.

颅

gǔ骨

，

fā发

xiàn现

le了

wèn问

tí题

。

The doctor found the problem by examining his skull.

石

yǒu有

chāo超

guò过

yí一

wàn万

nián年

de的

lì历

shǐ史

。

This ancient skull fossil is over ten thousand years old.

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Characters pronounced "lu".

戮lùkill, massacre; oppress
掳lǔcapture, seize
卢lúcottage, hut; surname; black
麓lùfoot of hill; foothill
潞lùriver in northern china
庐lúhut, cottage; name of a mountain

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Characters with radical "页".

颐yícheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
颧quáncheek bones
颗kēgrain; [measure word for anything small and roundish]
颚èjaw
颈jǐngneck
颠diāntop, summit; topple, fall

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