洛 luò — river in Shanxi province · English

洛

luò

river in Shanxi province

At a glance · 洛

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「洛」从水各声，形声字，指洛水（河南）。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「洛」本为水名（洛河），洛阳因在洛水之北得名。

Structure

从水、各声，形声字，水表水名义类，各表音。

At a glance

Pinyinluò

Radical氵

Strokes9

UnicodeU+6D1B

Character type形声

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English river in Shanxi province river in Shanxi province; city

Français rivière Luo Rivière Luo. «背邙面洛» : le fleuve Luo.

Español río Luo Río Luo. «背邙面洛»: el río Luo.

العربية نهر لوه نهر لوه. «背邙面洛»: نهر لوه.

Русский река Ло Река Ло. «背邙面洛»: река Ло.

Common words

洛阳luò yángLuoyang
洛luòLuo river

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