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虏

Traditional: 虜

lǔ

lǔ · lou5 (Jyutping)

  1. prisoner of war
  2. to capture
  3. to take prisoner
  4. (old) northern barbarian
  5. slave

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

虏

Meaning
to capture, imprison, seize; a prison
Radical
虍
Strokes
8
Components
⿸虍力
Cangjie
YPKS
Four-corner
2122

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