鲁
lǔ
(bound form) crass
surname Lu; Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2]; Lu, short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
fish (鱼) + sun (日) = a fish left in the sun, spoiled and dull
A fish left out in the sun too long spoils — the image suggests something dull, rotten, or crude. This pairing gave rise to the sense of being coarse or stupid, and the character was also adopted as a place name for the ancient state of Lu.
他姓鲁，是个很有礼貌的人。
tā xìng lǔ，shì gè hěn yǒu lǐ mào de rén。
His surname is Lu; he is a very polite person.
孔子是鲁国人，生活在很久以前。
kǒng zǐ shì lǔ guó rén，shēng huó zài hěn jiǔ yǐ qián。
Confucius was a person of the state of Lu, who lived a very long time ago.
Words with 鲁
齐鲁
qí lǔ
alternative name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]
乌鲁木齐
wū lǔ mù qí
see 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4]
耶鲁大学
yē lǔ dà xué
Yale University
太鲁阁
tài lǔ gé
Taroko National Park in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], Taiwan
鲁肃
lǔ sù
Lu Su or Lu Zijing 魯子敬|鲁子敬 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴
法鲁克
fǎ lǔ kè
Farouk of Egypt (1920-1965), king of Egypt 1936-1952
布鲁克林
bù lǔ kè lín
Brooklyn, borough of New York City
祖鲁
zǔ lǔ
Zulu
达鲁花赤
dá lǔ huā chì
Mongolian daruqachi, local commander in Mongol and Yuan times
开鲁
kāi lǔ
see 開魯縣|开鲁县[Kai1 lu3 Xian4]
开鲁县
kāi lǔ xiàn
Kailu, a county in Tongliao City 通遼市|通辽市[Tong1 liao2 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
阿瓦鲁阿
ā wǎ lǔ ā
Avarua, capital of the Cook Islands