骡
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mule; CL:匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2]
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How 骡 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
马 (semantic, “horse”) + 累 (phonetic, lèi)
How to remember it
mule · Heisig RSH #2905
马 horse + 累 tired
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 累
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 累 (lèi) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 累 sound component | lèi | tired; to accumulate; to involve; bother, nuisance |
| 螺 | luó | spiral shell, conch; spiral |
| 漯 | tà | a river in northern Shandong |
| 瘰 | luǒ | scrofula, swellings |
| 嫘 | léi | surname |
| 缧 | léi | chains, bonds |
Words containing 骡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骡马大车 | luó mǎ dà chē | mule and horse carts |
| 是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛 | shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liu | see 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5] |
| 是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 | shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu | lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom); fig. the proof… |
| 骡子 | luó zi | mule; CL:匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2] |
| 马骡 | mǎ luó | mule |
| 骡马 | luó mǎ | pack animal; horse and mule |
| 驴骡 | lǘ luó | hinny |
| 骒骡 | kè luó | mare (female mule) |