遛
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to stroll; to walk (an animal)
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,477 U+905B
How 遛 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 留 (phonetic, liú)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 留
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 留 (liú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 留 sound component | liú | to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; |
| 溜 | liū | to slip, to slide, to glide; slippery |
| 瘤 | liú | tumor, lump, goiter |
| 榴 | liú | pomegranate |
| 鹠 | liú | owl |
| 骝 | liú | a legendary horse |
| 熘 | liū | to steam, to stir-fry |
Words containing 遛
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛 | shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liu | see 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5] |
| 是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 | shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu | lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom); fig. the proof… |
| 遛弯儿 | liù wān r | erhua variant of 遛彎|遛弯[liu4 wan1] |
| 遛狗 | liù gǒu | to walk a dog |
| 遛娃 | liù wá | (coll.) to take one's child out for a walk |
| 遛弯 | liù wān | (dialect) to take a walk; to go for a stroll |
| 逗遛 | dòu liú | variant of 逗留[dou4 liu2] |