Usage of the character 魯

(bound form) crass
stupid
rude
(used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)

Lǔ

鲁

[魯]

surname Lu
Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國／鲁国 ( Luguǒ)
Lu, short name for Shandong 山東／山东 ( Shāndong)

lǔshé

鲁蛇

[魯蛇]

(slang) loser (loanword) (Tw)

Lǔguó

鲁国

[魯國]

Lu, vassal state at the time of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝／周朝 ( Zhōucháo), located in the southwest of present-day Shandong 山東／山东 ( Shāndōng), birthplace of Confucius

Bìlǔ

秘鲁

[秘魯]

Peru

Qílǔ

齐鲁

[齊魯]

alternative name for Shandong 山東／山东 ( Shāndōng)

Lǔjūn

鲁君

[魯君]

the lord of Lu (who declined to employ Confucius)

Lǔ Bān

鲁班

[魯班]

Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry

Nǎolǔ

瑙鲁

[瑙魯]

Nauru, island country in the southwestern Pacific

gǔlǔ

古鲁

[古魯]

guru (loanword)

Kāilǔ

开鲁

[開魯]

Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Lǔwèn

鲁汶

[魯汶]

Leuven (a town in Belgium famous for its university)

Lǔdiàn

鲁甸

[魯甸]

Ludian county in Zhaotong 昭通 ( Zhāotōng), Yunnan

Pínglǔ

平鲁

[平魯]

Pinglu district of Shuozhou city 朔州市 ( Shuòzhōushì), Shanxi

yúlǔ

愚鲁

[愚魯]

dull-witted; foolish

Lǔrén

鲁人

[魯人]

person from Shandong
often refers to Confucius
stupid person

lǔbàng

鲁棒

[魯棒]

robust (loanword)
solid

Lǔbīn

鲁宾

[魯賓]

Rubin (name)
Robert E. Rubin (1938-), US Treasury Secretary 1995-1999 under President Clinton

Yēlǔ

耶鲁

[耶魯]

Yale

Lǔcài

鲁菜

[魯菜]

Shandong cuisine

Lǔ Xùn

鲁迅

[魯迅]

Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers

Lǔ'áng

鲁昂

[魯昂]

Rouen (France)

Zǔlǔ

祖鲁

[祖魯]

Zulu

cūlǔ

粗鲁

[粗魯]

coarse
crude (in one's manner)
boorish

lǔdùn

鲁钝

[魯鈍]

stupid
slow on the uptake

Lǔ Sù

鲁肃

[魯肅]

Lu Su or Lu Zijing 魯子敬／鲁子敬 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳／东吴

Nuòlǔ

诺鲁

[諾魯]

Nauru, island country in the southwestern Pacific (Tw)

Lǔshān

鲁山

[魯山]

Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山／平顶山 ( Píngdǐngshān), Henan

lǔmǎng

鲁莽

[魯莽]

hot-headed; impulsive; reckless

Lālǔ

拉鲁

[拉魯]

Lhalu, Tibetan name and place name
Lhalu Tsewang Dorje (1915-2011), Tibetan pro-Chinese politician
Lhalu suburb of Lhasa

lǔshǐ

鲁史

[魯史]

History of Kingdom Lu
refers to the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋

Níhèlǔ

尼赫鲁

[尼赫魯]

Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), Indian politician, first prime minister 1947-1964

Alǔbā

阿鲁巴

[阿魯巴]

Aruba, island in the Caribbean, a self-governing part of the Netherlands

Tǔwǎlǔ

吐瓦鲁

[吐瓦魯]

Tuvalu, island country in the SW Pacific (Tw)

Pèilǔjiǎ

佩鲁贾

[佩魯賈]

Perugia (city in Italy)

Kèsūlǔ

克苏鲁

[克蘇魯]

Cthulhu, fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft

Gélǔpài

格鲁派

[格魯派]

Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism

Lǔ Zǐjìng

鲁子敬

[魯子敬]

Lu Zijing or Lu Su 魯肅／鲁肃 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳／东吴

lǔmǐnuò

鲁米诺

[魯米諾]

luminol (chemistry) (loanword)

gǔlǔlǔ

古鲁鲁

[古魯魯]

(onom.) the sound of a rolling object

Pínglǔqū

平鲁区

[平魯區]

Pinglu district of Shuozhou city 朔州市 ( Shuòzhōushì), Shanxi

Wūlǔlǔ

乌鲁鲁

[烏魯魯]

Uluru, massive sandstone outcrop in central Australia

Sībālǔ

斯巴鲁

[斯巴魯]

Subaru

Kāilǔxiàn

开鲁县

[開魯縣]

Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Zǔlǔrén

祖鲁人

[祖魯人]

Zulu people

Lǔdiànxiàn

鲁甸县

[魯甸縣]

Ludian county in Zhaotong 昭通 ( Zhāotōng), Yunnan

Pǔlǔdōng

普鲁东

[普魯東]

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), French socialist philosopher

Lǔshānxiàn

鲁山县

[魯山縣]

Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山／平顶山 ( Píngdǐngshān), Henan

Tèlǔduō

特鲁多

[特魯多]

Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000), prime minister of Canada 1980-1984 and 1968-1979
Justin Trudeau (1971-), prime minister of Canada from 2015

jílǔbā

吉鲁巴

[吉魯巴]

jitterbug (loanword)

Shātèlǔ

沙特鲁

[沙特魯]

Châteauroux
Chateauroux (French town)

Bèilǔtè

贝鲁特

[貝魯特]

Beirut, capital of Lebanon

kùlǔbìng

库鲁病

[庫魯病]

kuru (medicine)

Fǎlǔkè

法鲁克

[法魯克]

Farouk of Egypt (1920-1965), king of Egypt 1936-1952

Pǔlǔshì

普鲁士

[普魯士]

Prussia (historical German state)

Lǔ'ěr Qū

鲁尔区

[魯爾區]

the Ruhr, region in Germany

Andélǔ

安德鲁

[安德魯]

Andrew (name)

lǔtèqín

鲁特琴

[魯特琴]

lute (loanword)

lǔbàngxìng

鲁棒性

[魯棒性]

robustness

Wūlǔrǔ

乌鲁汝

[烏魯汝]

Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred to Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site
also known as Ayers Rock

Mínggǔlǔ

明古鲁

[明古魯]

Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)

Anggélǔ

盎格鲁

[盎格魯]

Anglo-

ālǔbā

阿鲁巴

[阿魯巴]

(Tw) (slang) a prank, prevalent in Chinese schools and known as "happy corner" in Hong Kong, in which several people carry a victim with his legs spread open, bringing his groin up against a pole or tree trunk

Bùlǔkè

布鲁克

[布魯克]

Brook (name)
Peter Brook (1925), British theater director

Tǔlǔfān

吐鲁番

[吐魯番]

Turpan City in Xinjiang (Chinese: Tulufan)

Lǔ'ěr Hé

鲁尔河

[魯爾河]

Ruhr River, a tributary of the Rhine in Germany

Tàilǔgé

太鲁阁

[太魯閣]

Taroko National Park in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), Taiwan
Taroko ethnic group Taiwan

Jūlǔshì

居鲁士

[居魯士]

Cyrus (name)

Zālǔtè

扎鲁特

[扎魯特]

Jarud banner or Jarud khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Lǔkǎizú

鲁凯族

[魯凱族]

Rukai, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Bùlǔrì

布鲁日

[布魯日]

Bruges (Dutch Brugge), medieval town in Belgium

Lǔguórén

鲁国人

[魯國人]

person from Shandong
often refers to Confucius

bùlǔsī

布鲁斯

[布魯斯]

blues (music) (loanword)

Mínggǔlǔshì

明古鲁市

[明古魯市]

Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)

Zāmǎlǔdīng

扎马鲁丁

[紮馬魯丁]

see 紮馬剌丁／扎马剌丁 ( Zāmǎládīng)

dálǔhuāchì

达鲁花赤

[達魯花赤]

Mongolian daruqachi, local commander in Mongol and Yuan times

Bùlǔkèlín

布鲁克林

[布魯克林]

Brooklyn, borough of New York City

Hélǔxiǎofū

何鲁晓夫

[何魯曉夫]

Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), secretary-general of Soviet communist party 1953-1964
also written 赫魯曉夫／赫鲁晓夫

Tàilǔgézú

太鲁阁族

[太魯閣族]

Taroko, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Yībìjiūlǔ

伊壁鸠鲁

[伊壁鳩魯]

Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

pǔlǔkǎyīn

普鲁卡因

[普魯卡因]

procaine (nerve blocking agent) (loanword)

Bùlǔsài'ěr

布鲁塞尔

[布魯塞爾]

Brussels, capital of Belgium

Bùlǔtèsī

布鲁特斯

[布魯特斯]

Brutus (name)
Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC), late Roman Republic politician who conspired against Julius Caesar
Lucius Junius Brutus (6th c. BC), founder of the Roman Republic

Fǎzīlǔlā

法兹鲁拉

[法茲魯拉]

Maulana Fazlullah, Pakistan Taleban leader

Luótuōlǔwǎ

罗托鲁瓦

[羅托魯瓦]

Rotorua, city in New Zealand

Gēdǎbālǔ

哥打巴鲁

[哥打巴魯]

Kota Bharu, city in Malaysia on border with Thailand, capital of Kelantan sultanate

lǔtèpíjiǔ

鲁特啤酒

[魯特啤酒]

root beer

Shèngkèlǔsī

圣克鲁斯

[聖克魯斯]

Santa Cruz

Hèlǔxuěfu

赫鲁雪夫

[赫魯雪夫]

see 赫魯曉夫／赫鲁晓夫 ( Hèlǔxiǎofu)

Awǎlǔ'ā

阿瓦鲁阿

[阿瓦魯阿]

Avarua, capital of the Cook Islands

Bìlǔkǔzhí

秘鲁苦蘵

[秘魯苦蘵]

Peruvian ground-cherry
cape gooseberry
Physalis peruviana

Zhámǎlǔdīng

札马鲁丁

[札馬魯丁]

see 紮馬剌丁／扎马剌丁 ( Zāmǎládīng)

Tǔlǔfānshì

吐鲁番市

[吐魯番市]

Turpan City in Xinjiang (Chinese: Tulufan)

Lǔfú'ěrgōng

鲁佛尔宫

[魯佛爾宮]

the Louvre

Shèng'āndélǔ

圣安德鲁

[聖安德魯]

St Andrew

Hūlǔmósī

忽鲁谟斯

[忽魯謨斯]

old Chinese name for Hormuz
now called 霍爾木茲／霍尔木兹

cūlǔbùwén

粗鲁不文

[粗魯不文]

crude and ill-educated (idiom)

Bùlǔtúsī

布鲁图斯

[布魯圖斯]

Brutus (name)

Yēlǔ Dàxué

耶鲁大学

[耶魯大學]

Yale University

Zālǔtèqí

扎鲁特旗

[扎魯特旗]

Jarud banner or Jarud khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Bātūn Lǔrì

巴吞鲁日

[巴吞魯日]

Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana

Tèlǔ'āi'ěr

特鲁埃尔

[特魯埃爾]

Tergüel or Teruel, Spain

Wūlǔmùqí

乌鲁木齐

[烏魯木齊]

Ürümqi or Urumqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區／新疆维吾尔自治区 ( Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū) in west China

Gélǔjíyà

格鲁吉亚

[格魯吉亞]

Georgia (country)

Elèbùlǔ

厄勒布鲁

[厄勒布魯]

Örebro (city in Sweden)

Pǔlǔsītè

普鲁斯特

[普魯斯特]

Marcel Proust (1871-1922), French author

Huǒnúlǔlǔ

火奴鲁鲁

[火奴魯魯]

Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
also called 檀香山

Hèlǔxiǎofu

赫鲁晓夫

[赫魯曉夫]

Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), secretary-general of Soviet Communist Party 1953-1964

Lǔdéwéigé

鲁德维格

[魯德維格]

Ludwig (name)
Ludovic (name)

Wūlǔkèqiàtí

乌鲁克恰提

[烏魯克恰提]

Wuqia county in Xinjiang
name of county in Xinjiang from early 20th century now called Wuqia 烏恰縣／乌恰县

Gélǔjíyàrén

格鲁吉亚人

[格魯吉亞人]

Georgian (person)

Bùlǔshìjūnbìng

布鲁氏菌病

[布魯氏菌病]

Brucella (infectious disease)

Jūlǔshì Dàdì

居鲁士大帝

[居魯士大帝]

Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the conqueror of Babylon

Pǔlǔdōngzhǔyì

普鲁东主义

[普魯東主義]

Proudhonism, 19th century socialist theory

Wūlǔmùqíxiàn

乌鲁木齐县

[烏魯木齊縣]

Urumqi county (Uighur: Ürümchi Nahiyisi) in Urumqi 烏魯木齊／乌鲁木齐 ( Wūlǔmùqí), Xinjiang

jiézòubùlǔsī

节奏布鲁斯

[節奏布魯斯]

Rhythm and Blues R&B

Tǔlǔfān Péndì

吐鲁番盆地

[吐魯番盆地]

the Turpan Depression in Xinjiang

Lā Kēlǔníyà

拉科鲁尼亚

[拉科魯尼亞]

La Coruña or A Coruña (city in Galicia, Spain)

Yīnsībùlǔkè

因斯布鲁克

[因斯布魯克]

Innsbruck, city in Austria

Huò'ěrbùlǔkè

霍尔布鲁克

[霍爾布魯克]

Holbrook (name)
Richard C.A. Holbrooke (1941-2010), US diplomat, influential in brokering 1995 Dayton Bosnian peace deal, US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2009

Bōsīpǔlǔsī

波斯普鲁斯

[波斯普魯斯]