屡
time and again; repeatedly; frequently
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,905 U+5C61
How 屡 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
尸 (semantic, “body”) + 娄 (phonetic, lóu)
How to remember it
time and again · Heisig RSH #2147
flag + bride
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 娄
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 娄 (lóu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 娄 sound component | lóu | a constellation; to wear; surname |
| 数 | shù | count, number, several |
| 楼 | lóu | multi-story building; floor |
| 缕 | lǚ | strand, thread; detailed, precise |
| 喽 | lou | used in onomatopoetic expressions |
| 搂 | lǒu | to embrace, to hug; to drag, to pull |
| 蝼 | lóu | mole cricket; Gryllotalpa africana |
| 篓 | lǒu | bamboo basket |
| 偻 | lǚ | humpback; surname |
| 镂 | lòu | to inlay; to engrave, to carve; tattoo |
| 髅 | lóu | skull, skeleton |
| 瘘 | lòu | fistula; goiter, sore, ulcer |
| 褛 | lǚ | lapel, collar; tattered, threadbare |
| 屦 | jù | straw sandals; to tread on |
| 嵝 | lǒu | the Goulou mountain in Hunan |
| 窭 | jù | poor; rustic |
| 耧 | lóu | a drill for sowing grain |
| 蒌 | lóu | Artemisia stelleriana |
Words containing 屡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屡教不改 | lǚ jiào bù gǎi | lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition; incorrigible; unrepentant |
| 屡出狂言 | lǚ chū kuáng yán | repeated gaffes |
| 屡见不鲜 | lǚ jiàn bù xiān | a common occurrence (idiom) |
| 屡禁不绝 | lǚ jìn bù jué | to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom) |
| 屡禁不止 | lǚ jìn bù zhǐ | to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom) |
| 屡试不爽 | lǚ shì bù shuǎng | well-tried; time-tested |
| 屡劝不听 | lǚ quàn bù tīng | (idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible |
| 屡加 | lǚ jiā | ply |
| 屡次 | lǚ cì | repeatedly; time and again |
| 屡战屡败 | lǚ zhàn lǚ bài | to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom) |
| 屡败屡战 | lǚ bài lǚ zhàn | to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom) |
| 屡遭 | lǚ zāo | to suffer repeatedly |
| 屡屡 | lǚ lǚ | again and again; repeatedly |