陆

lù

(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)

surname Lu

mound/terrain (阝) + sound hint (击) = land, as opposed to sea

The mound radical (阝) on the left signals terrain and land, which is the core meaning here. 击 contributes the sound lù rather than any meaning.

阝+击→陆
击To strikePhonetic
阝MoundSemantic

他们从水路改走陆路,节省了很多时间。

tā men cóng shuǐ lù gǎi zǒu lù lù,jié shěng le hěn duō shí jiān。

They switched from the water route to the land route and saved a lot of time.

这片陆地四面环海,风景非常美。

zhè piàn lù dì sì miàn huán hǎi,fēng jǐng fēi cháng měi。

This piece of land is surrounded by sea on all sides and the scenery is very beautiful.

Words with 陆

旧大陆

jiù dà lù

the Old World

着陆点

zhuó lù diǎn

landing site

陆战

lù zhàn

(military) to fight on land; ground warfare

陆游

lù yóu

Lu You (1125–1210), widely regarded as the greatest of the Southern Song poets

光怪陆离

guāng guài lù lí

monstrous and multicolored

陆上风电

lù shàng fēng diàn

onshore wind power

陆克文

lù kè wén

Chinese name adopted by Kevin Rudd (1957–), Australian politician proficient in Mandarin, prime minister 2007–2010 and 2013

陆劳

lù láo

laborer from mainland China (Tw)

陆均松

lù jūn sōng

podocarp tree (Dacrydium pierrei)

陆坡

lù pō

continental slope (boundary of continental shelf)

陆域风电

lù yù fēng diàn

(Tw) onshore wind power

陆基

lù jī

land-based

More characters with 阝

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