GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 133

鲁

鲁 is read as lǔ.

Pinyin

lǔ

Script forms

Simplified 鲁 · Traditional 魯

Basic meaning

Lu state; blunt or simple in later usage

Five element

Fire

Origin

Time: Western Zhou Lu state tradition, from the 11th century BCE cultural layer

Place: Lu state, centered in today's Shandong Province

Origin note

Lu is a major state-name surname, tied to the ancient state of Lu in Shandong. It is culturally important because of Confucius and Lu's ritual tradition.

Historical figures

鲁肃 (Lu Su)

172-217 CE · Eastern Wu statesman

A Three Kingdoms strategist and diplomat.

鲁迅 (Lu Xun)

1881-1936 CE · writer

The pen name of Zhou Shuren, a foundational modern Chinese writer.

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