| 镂 | |||
| carve, inlay, engrave, tattoo | |||
| Radical | 金釒钅金 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 9 | Total Strokes | 14 |
| Mandarin reading | loù | Cantonese reading | lau6 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 鏤 | carve, inlay, engrave, tattoo | |
| 镂 | [ loù ] to engrave, to carve, hard steel |
| 镂刻 | [ loù kè ] to carve, to engrave |
| 镂空 | [ loù kōng ] openwork, fretwork |
| ⇒ 铭心镂骨 | [ míng xīn loù gǔ ] engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives, undying gratitude |
| ⇒ 镌镂 | [ juān loù ] to engrave |