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鲁班

Lǔ Bāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0643f17e2b12332c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

魯班 鲁班 [Lu3 Ban1] /Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry/

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Other forms in these source records: 魯班

  • 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]

  • 班
    bān

    team / class / grade / (military) squad / work shift / classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

    Bān

    surname Ban

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