陋
low / humble / plain / ugly / mean / vulgar
陋
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阝
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丙
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乚
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The toilet in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) is clogged, but the Pope (阝) has to use the bathroom urgently. Sir Lancelot (l) digs a very crude (陋) hole in the floor using a shovel (乚) for the Pope to use. The Pope is mildly impressed by the ugly (陋) toilet, but nevertheless bestows Lancelot a bronze medal (丙) for his efforts.
陋 character breakdown
third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl
component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3]
Mnemonic symbol: a shovel (乚).
Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) digging her own grave with a shovel in the ashram's bathroom (a4).
Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) digging her own grave with a shovel in the ashram's bathroom (a4).
Character component without intrinsic meaning
When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.
Characters with 陋 as component
陋
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 陋
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)
Sentences with 陋
陋 currently does not appear in any sentence.