Lǔ guódictionary entry
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Lu, vassal state at the time of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝|周朝[Zhōu cháo], located in the southwest of present-day Shandong 山東|山东[Shān dōng], birthplace of Confucius
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Original source entry:

魯國 鲁国 [Lu3 guo2] /Lu, vassal state at the time of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝|周朝[Zhou1 chao2], located in the southwest of present-day Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1], birthplace of Confucius/

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Other forms in these source records: 魯國

  • 鲁
    lǔ

    (bound form) crass / stupid / rude / (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)

    Lǔ

    surname Lu / Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lǔ guó] / short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shān dōng]

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

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