lu2
rush; reed; Phragmites communis

strokes 7
radical
strokes after radical 4
按下葫芦浮起瓢 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 an4 xia4 hu2 lu2 fu2 qi3 piao2
solve one problem only to find another cropping up

宝葫芦 寶葫蘆 bao3 hu2 lu5
magic gourd, granting your every wish

宝葫芦的秘密 寶葫蘆的秘密 bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 mi4 mi4
Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tian'yi 張天翼|张天翼

冰糖葫芦 冰糖葫蘆 bing1 tang2 hu2 lu5
tanghulu; candied fruits on bamboo skewers dipped in sugar syrup, a common Chinese snack

电动葫芦 電動葫蘆 dian4 dong4 hu2 lu5
electric chain pulley block

胡芦巴 胡蘆巴 hu2 lu2 ba1
fenugreek

葫芦巴 葫蘆巴 hu2 lu2 ba1
fenugreek leaves; methi leaves

葫芦岛 葫蘆島 hu2 lu2 dao3
Huludao prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

葫芦岛市 葫蘆島市 hu2 lu2 dao3 shi4
Huludao prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

葫芦丝 葫蘆絲 hu2 lu2 si1
hulusi (a kind of free reed wind instrument); cucurbit flute

葫芦 葫蘆 hu2 lu5
calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house

葫芦里卖的是什么药 葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥 hu2 lu5 li3 mai4 de5 shi4 shen2 me5 yao4
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?

芦柴棒 蘆柴棒 lu2 chai2 bang4
reed stem; (fig.) extremely skinny person

芦荻 蘆荻 lu2 di2
reeds

芦沟桥 蘆溝橋 lu2 gou1 qiao2
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge, the scene of "incident" sparking WW2 between Japan and China

芦沟桥事变 蘆溝橋事變 lu2 gou1 qiao2 shi4 bian4
the Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937 that sparked WW2 between Japan and China

芦管 蘆管 lu2 guan3
reed pipe

芦花黄雀 蘆花黃雀 lu2 hua1 huang2 que4
oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)

芦荟 蘆薈 lu2 hui4
aloe vera

芦山 蘆山 lu2 shan1
Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan

芦山县 蘆山縣 lu2 shan1 xian4
Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan

芦笙 蘆笙 lu2 sheng1
reed-pipe wind instrument

芦淞区 蘆淞區 lu2 song1 qu1
Lusong district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan

芦笋 蘆筍 lu2 sun3
asparagus

芦苇 蘆葦 lu2 wei3
reed

芦苇莺 蘆葦鶯 lu2 wei3 ying1
(bird species of China) Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

芦溪 蘆溪 lu2 xi1
Luxi county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi

芦溪县 蘆溪縣 lu2 xi1 xian4
Luxi county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi

芦席 蘆席 lu2 xi2
reed mat

芦洲 蘆洲 lu2 zhou1
Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

芦洲市 蘆洲市 lu2 zhou1 shi4
Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

芦竹 蘆竹 lu2 zhu2
Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan

芦竹乡 蘆竹鄉 lu2 zhu2 xiang1
Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan

闷葫芦 悶葫蘆 men4 hu2 lu5
lit. closed gourd; fig. enigma; complete mystery; taciturn person

起重葫芦 起重葫蘆 qi3 chong2 hu2 lu5
hoist pulley

气动葫芦 氣動葫蘆 qi4 dong4 hu2 lu5
pneumatic hoist pulley

手扳葫芦 手扳葫蘆 shou3 ban1 hu2 lu5
lever hoist pulley

手板葫芦 手板葫蘆 shou3 ban3 hu2 lu5
lever pulley block

手拉葫芦 手拉葫蘆 shou3 la1 hu2 lu5
hand chain pulley block

糖葫芦 糖葫蘆 tang2 hu2 lu5
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick; tanghulu

提葫芦 提葫蘆 ti2 hu2 lu2
pelican; same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕

提壶芦 提壺蘆 ti2 hu2 lu2
pelican; same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕

西葫芦 西葫蘆 xi1 hu2 lu5
zucchini

依样画葫芦 依樣畫葫蘆 yi1 yang4 hua4 hu2 lu5
lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality

照葫芦画瓢 照葫蘆畫瓢 zhao4 hu2 lu5 hua4 piao2
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly