录

to carve wood

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #729 U+5F55

Pictograph (象形字)

A brush used to record stories

components: 彐氺

record · Heisig RSH #949

broom + snowflake — as a component also called: snowman

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 录 as their sound component

These characters all use 录 (lù) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
录 sound component	lù	to copy, to record, to write down
绿	lǜ	green; chlorine
禄	lù	blessing, happiness, prosperity
氯	lǜ	chlorine
剥	bāo	to peel, to skin; to exploit
碌	lù	rocky, rough, uneven; mediocre
渌	lù	to strain
逯	lù	to leave without a reason; surname

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
名人录	míng rén lù	record of famous men; anthology of biographies
反转录病毒	fǎn zhuǎn lù bìng dú	retrovirus
报录人	bào lù rén	bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations)
录音机	lù yīn jī	(tape) recording machine; tape recorder; CL:臺\|台[tai2]
飞行记录器	fēi xíng jì lù qì	flight recorder; black box
子目录	zǐ mù lù	(computing) subdirectory
反录病毒	fǎn lù bìng dú	reverse transcription virus; retrovirus
目录学	mù lù xué	bibliography
录取通知书	lù qǔ tōng zhī shū	admission notice (issued by a university)
日知录	Rì zhī lù	Rizhilu or Record of daily study, by early Confucian philosopher Gu Yanwu 顧炎武\|顾炎武
反转录	fǎn zhuǎn lù	(molecular biology) reverse transcription
明实录	Míng Shí lù	Ming Veritable Records, imperial annals of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty
飞行记录	fēi xíng jì lù	flight record
收录机	shōu lù jī	radio-tape recorder
录音带	lù yīn dài	audio tape; CL:盤\|盘[pan2],盒[he2]
清实录	Qīng shí lù	Qing historical archive, currently 4484 scrolls
吉尼斯世界纪录	Jí ní sī Shì jiè Jì lù	Guinness World Records
分录	fēn lù	entry (accounting)
录影机	lù yǐng jī	camcorder; video recorder; videocassette recorder (Tw); CL:臺\|台[tai2]
记录器	jì lù qì	recorder