05167 Chinese character of 耬 and pronounce lau4

The Chinese character【耬】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes agriculture or technology. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Plow the land with tools.

Here’s the way to say this Chinese character aloud.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【耬】:lóu

Cantonese Jyutping of 【耬】:lau4

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【耬】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【耬】, for example:Describe agriculture or technology , It means mainly to cultivate the land with tools .As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.

【耬】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【耬犁、耬田】(Mandarin Pinyin:lóu lí 、lóu tián/ Cantonese Jyutping:lau4 lai4 、lau4 tin4)

It takes 17 strokes to write this character,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


農民使用先進的耬犁提高效率。

Farmers use advanced plows to improve efficiency.


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