# 蘆

| 蘆 | U+8606, &#34310; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8606 |
| ← 蘅 [U+8605] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蘇 → [U+8607] |
| 蘆 | U+F935, &#63797; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F935 |
| ← 老 [U+F934] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 虜 → [U+F936] |

## Translingual
### Han character

蘆 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+16, 22 strokes, cangjie input 廿卜心廿 (TYPT), four-corner 4421$_7$, composition ⿱艹盧)

#### Derived characters

* 𭶨

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1068, character 5
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32425
* Dae Jaweon: page 1534, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3325, character 7
* Unihan data for U+8606
* Unihan data for U+F935

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 唬 | *qʰraːs, *kʷraːɡ |
| 戲 | *qʰral, *qʰrals, *qʰaː |
| 巇 | *qʰra |
| 隵 | *qʰra |
| 嚱 | *qʰras |
| 盧 | *b·raː |
| 鑪 | *raː |
| 壚 | *raː |
| 籚 | *raː |
| 蘆 | *raː, *ra |
| 顱 | *b·raː |
| 髗 | *b·raː |
| 鱸 | *raː |
| 攎 | *raː |
| 櫨 | *raː |
| 轤 | *raː |
| 黸 | *raː |
| 獹 | *raː |
| 鸕 | *raː |
| 艫 | *raː |
| 纑 | *raː |
| 瀘 | *raː |
| 瓐 | *raː |
| 爐 | *raː |
| 嚧 | *raː |
| 矑 | *b·raː |
| 罏 | *raː |
| 蠦 | *raː |
| 虜 | *raːʔ |
| 擄 | *raːʔ |
| 艣 | *raːʔ |
| 鐪 | *raːʔ |
| 虖 | *qʰaː, *qʰʷa, *qʰaː, *qʰʷa |
| 虍 | *qʰaː |
| 雐 | *qʰʷlaː |
| 虎 | *qʰlaːʔ |
| 琥 | *qʰlaːʔ |
| 萀 | *qʰlaːʔ |
| 臚 | *b·ra |
| 廬 | *ra |
| 驢 | *b·ra |
| 藘 | *ra |
| 爈 | *ra, *ras |
| 櫖 | *ra, *ras |
| 儢 | *raʔ |
| 慮 | *ras |
| 勴 | *ras |
| 鑢 | *ras |
| 濾 | *ras |
| 攄 | *r̥ʰa |
| 處 | *kʰljaʔ, *kʰljas |
| 豦 | *kas, *ɡa |
| 據 | *kas |
| 鐻 | *kas, *ɡa, *ɡaʔ |
| 澽 | *kas, *ɡas |
| 虛 | *kʰa, *qʰa |
| 墟 | *kʰa |
| 懅 | *ɡa |
| 蘧 | *ɡa, *ɡʷa |
| 籧 | *ɡa |
| 醵 | *ɡa, *ɡas, *ɡaɡ |
| 璩 | *ɡa |
| 虡 | *ɡaʔ |
| 遽 | *ɡas |
| 勮 | *ɡas |
| 噓 | *qʰa, *qʰas |
| 驉 | *qʰa |
| 歔 | *qʰa |
| 魖 | *qʰa |
| 膚 | *pla |
| 虧 | *kʰʷral |
| 噱 | *ɡaɡ |
| 臄 | *ɡaɡ |
| 劇 | *ɡaɡ |
| 諕 | *qʰʷraːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *raː, *ra): semantic 艹 (“plant”) + phonetic 盧 (OC *b·raː).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): lú (lu$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nu$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lù
    (Hailu, HRS): lu
* Eastern Min (BUC): lù
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): lou$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lô͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lu$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$lu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lú
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lú
*** Wade–Giles: lu$^2$
*** Yale: lú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lu
*** Palladius: лу (lu)
*** Sinological IPA : /lu³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nu$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lu
*** Sinological IPA : /nu²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^4$
*** Yale: lòuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lù
*** Hakka Romanization System: lu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /lu¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: lu
*** Sinological IPA: /lu⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lù
*** Sinological IPA : /l̃u⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: lou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔu¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô͘
*** Tâi-lô: lôo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lɔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔ¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lɔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔ²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lu$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lû
*** Sinological IPA : /lu⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$lu
*** MiniDict: lu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$lu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lu²³/
* Middle Chinese: lu
Rime :
| Character | 蘆 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 落胡切 |
| Baxter | lu |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /luo/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /luo/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lo/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /lɔ/ |
| Li Rong | /lo/ |
| Wang Li | /lu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /luo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lú |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | lou$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.rˤa/
    (Zhengzhang): /*raː/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 蘆 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | lú |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ lu › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.rˁa/ |
| English | lúwěi 蘆葦 reed |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蘆 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 5203 |
| Phonetic component | 虍 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 盧 |
| Old Chinese | /*raː/ |

#### Definitions

蘆
* reed
* root of shepherd's purse
* Used in 蘆菔／芦菔 (lúfú).
* Used in 葫蘆／葫芦 (húlu).
* a surname

#### Compounds

* 不上蘆葦 / 不上芦苇
* 乍入蘆圩 / 乍入芦圩
* 亞腰葫蘆 / 亚腰葫芦
* 伊哩烏蘆 / 伊哩乌芦
* 依樣葫蘆 / 依样葫芦
* 倒地葫蘆 / 倒地葫芦
* 冰糖葫蘆 / 冰糖葫芦 (bīngtáng húlu)
* 包葫蘆頭 / 包葫芦头
* 壺蘆 / 壶芦
* 實葫蘆 / 实葫芦
* 廟蘆 / 庙芦 (Miàolú)
* 悶葫蘆 / 闷葫芦 (mènhúlu)
* 悶葫蘆罐 / 闷葫芦罐 (mènhúluguàn)
* 打悶葫蘆 / 打闷葫芦
* 打混葫蘆 / 打混葫芦
* 揜口葫蘆 / 揜口葫芦
* 提壺蘆 / 提壶芦
* 提葫蘆 / 提葫芦
* 新蘆 / 新芦 (Xīnlú)
* 明蘆 / 明芦 (Mínglú)
* 沒嘴葫蘆 / 没嘴葫芦
* 火葫蘆 / 火葫芦
* 糖葫蘆 / 糖葫芦 (tánghúlu)
* 葫蘆 / 葫芦 (húlu)
* 葫蘆兒 / 葫芦儿 (húlur)
* 葫蘆島 / 葫芦岛 (Húlúdǎo)
* 葫蘆提 / 葫芦提
* 葫蘆架 / 葫芦架
* 葫蘆科 / 葫芦科
* 葫蘆笙 / 葫芦笙 (húlúshēng)
* 蒲蘆 / 蒲芦
* 藜蘆 / 藜芦
* 蘆根 / 芦根 (lúgēn)
* 蘆洲 / 芦洲 (Lúzhōu)
* 蘆洋 / 芦洋 (Lúyáng)
* 蘆洲蟹舍 / 芦洲蟹舍
* 蘆田 / 芦田 (lútián)
* 蘆竹 / 芦竹 (lúzhú)
* 蘆笙 / 芦笙 (lúshēng)
* 蘆筍 / 芦笋 (lúsǔn)
* 蘆管 / 芦管
* 蘆簾 / 芦帘
* 蘆粟 / 芦粟 (lúsù)
* 蘆絮 / 芦絮
* 蘆花 / 芦花
* 蘆花蕩 / 芦花荡
* 蘆花衣 / 芦花衣
* 蘆花雞 / 芦花鸡
* 蘆荻 / 芦荻 (lúdí)
* 蘆菔 / 芦菔 (lúfú)
* 蘆葦 / 芦苇 (lúwěi)
* 蘆蓆 / 芦席 (lúxí)
* 蘆蕩 / 芦荡
* 蘆薈 / 芦荟 (lúhuì)
* 西葫蘆 / 西葫芦 (xīhúlu)
* 鋸嘴葫蘆 / 锯嘴葫芦
* 響葫蘆 / 响葫芦

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lú (lu$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lú
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lú
*** Wade–Giles: lu$^2$
*** Yale: lú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lu
*** Palladius: лу (lu)
*** Sinological IPA : /lu³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: ljo
Rime :
| Character | 蘆 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 魚 (22) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 力居切 |
| Baxter | ljo |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lɨʌ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /liɔ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /liɔ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /lɨə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /liɔ/ |
| Wang Li | /lĭo/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /li̯wo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lǘ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | leoi$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ra/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蘆 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 5235 |
| Phonetic component | 虍 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 臚 |
| Old Chinese | /*ra/ |

#### Definitions

蘆
* Only used in 漏蘆／漏芦 (lòulú).

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lú, lǔ (lu$^2$, lu$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˊ, ㄌㄨˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lú
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lú
*** Wade–Giles: lu$^2$
*** Yale: lú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lu
*** Palladius: лу (lu)
*** Sinological IPA : /lu³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǔ
*** Wade–Giles: lu$^3$
*** Yale: lǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luu
*** Palladius: лу (lu)
*** Sinological IPA : /lu²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

蘆
* Only used in 油葫蘆／油葫芦 (yóuhúlú).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 芦)
* reed, rush (plant)

#### Readings

* Go-on: る (ru)
* Kan-on: ろ (ro)
* Kun: あし (ashi, 蘆)、よし (yoshi, 蘆)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 蘆
* あし Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 蘆 – see the following entry. :
| 【あしアシ】 | [noun] common reed, Phragmites australis Alternative spellings 芦, 葦, 葭 |
(This term, 蘆, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (芦) of the above term.) :

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 蘆
* よし Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 蘆 – see the following entry. :
| 【よし】 | [noun] ヨシ, 葦, 蘆, 葭: Alternative form of あし (ashi) Alternative spellings ヨシ, 葦, 葭 |
(This term, 蘆, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

蘆 • (ro, no, yeo) (hangeul 로, 노, 여, revised ro, no, yeo, McCune–Reischauer ro, no, yŏ, Yale lo, no, ye)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

蘆: Hán Nôm readings: lô, lư, lựa, tuấn
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