懂中文 Dong Chinese

鹭

lù

heron

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 路 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鷺.

Components
鸟 meaning component

鸟  Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

  

bird

路 sound component

路  Sound component

lù

  

road

Evolution

鹭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鹭 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鹭 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鹭 (鷺) 

lù

heron, egret; Ardea species (various); heron

Most common words with 鹭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鹭

heron

白鹭

(bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)

苍鹭

(bird species of China) grey heron (Ardea cinerea)