陆 lù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 击 to strike, to hit, to beat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
陆军
lùjūn
army; ground forces
Characters in this word
军 jūn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- Made of
- 冖 cover 车 cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 陆军在这次联合演习中负责地面推进和后勤保障。 Lùjūn zài zhè cì liánhé yǎnxí zhōng fùzé dìmiàn tuījìn hé hòuqín bǎozhàng. In this joint exercise, the army was responsible for ground advances and logistical support.
- 他爷爷年轻时在陆军服役了三年。 Tā yéye niánqīng shí zài lùjūn fúyì le sān nián. His grandfather served three years in the army when he was young.
- 陆军博物馆里展出了很多老照片和旧军服。 Lùjūn bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le hěn duō lǎo zhàopiàn hé jiù jūnfú. The army museum displays many old photographs and old uniforms.