轤
pulley
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Readings
On'yomi
- ロ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
轤 centers on a mechanical wheel used to lift or pull: a pulley. The meaning is narrow and technical, tied to the device itself.
Most common words using 轤
- 轆轤ろくろ
potter's wheel
Study
Etymology
轤 combines 車 (vehicle, wheel) with 盧, which likely contributes the sound ロ. The character is a phono-semantic compound for a wheeled pulley device.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 車 is a vehicle or wheel, and the right side 盧 looks like a complex mechanism. Picture a wheel with a rope running through it, lifting a heavy load: a pulley.
Reading mnemonic
For ロ, imagine a low, rumbling sound as the pulley wheel turns: low -> ロ, and the wheel keeps lifting.