Chinese words pronounced lu (any tone) 67 words, in the 4 tones lu is read in. lū (1st tone) 2 words 撸(lū) fire 噜(lū) grumble 擼(lū) fire 嚕(lū) grumble lú (2nd tone) 18 words 胪(lú) belly 炉(lú) stove 卢(lú) rice vessel 庐(lú) hut 颅(lú) forehead 芦(lú) rush 鲈(lú) common perch 鸬(lú) used in 鸬鹚 lúcí 舻(lú) bow of ship 泸(lú) place name 栌(lú) capital 垆(lú) clay 臚(lú) belly 爐(lú) stove 盧(lú) rice vessel 廬(lú) hut 顱(lú) forehead 蘆(lú) rush 鱸(lú) common perch 鸕(lú) used in 鸬鹚 lúcí 艫(lú) bow of ship 瀘(lú) place name 櫨(lú) capital 壚(lú) clay All 18 words pronounced lú lǔ (3rd tone) 9 words 鲁(lǔ) crass 虏(lǔ) prisoner of war 卤(lǔ) alkaline soil 掳(lǔ) capture 橹(lǔ) scull 镥(lǔ) lutetium 氇(lǔ) used in 氆氇 pǔlu 澛(lǔ) (used in place names) 硵(lǔ) sal ammoniac 魯(lǔ) crass 虜(lǔ) prisoner of war 滷(lǔ) stew in soy sauce and spices 鹵(lǔ) alkaline soil 擄(lǔ) capture 櫓(lǔ) scull 鑥(lǔ) lutetium 氌(lǔ) used in 氆氇 pǔlu 瀂(lǔ) (used in place names) 磠(lǔ) sal ammoniac lù (4th tone) 38 words 路(lù) road 绿(lù) used in names 露(lù) dew 陆(lù) land 录(lù) carve wood 鹿(lù) deer 禄(lù) good fortune 簬(lù) (bamboo) 璐(lù) beautiful jade 碌(lù) mediocre 麓(lù) foot of a hill 辂(lù) large carriage, esp. a conveyance for a monarch 路(lù) road 綠(lù) used in names 露(lù) dew 陸(lù) land 彔(lù) carve wood 錄(lù) diary 鹿(lù) deer 祿(lù) good fortune 簬(lù) (bamboo) 璐(lù) beautiful jade 碌(lù) mediocre 麓(lù) foot of a hill All 38 words pronounced lù