Chen Collection, Middle Volume, Radical: Tree (mù) Lu (lǔ) Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 560, Entry 05 Pronounced lǔ (falling tone) Also pronounced lǔ (falling tone) Also pronounced lǔ (falling tone) Also pronounced lǔ (falling tone) A large shield. "Rites (Liji): Propriety and righteousness serve as shield and buckler." Also, a watchtower on a city wall for defense. "Explanations (Shiming): A watchtower, exposed, as it has no roof above." "Later Han Dynasty (Hou Han Shu): Towers and ramparts for a thousand li." Also written as . Also, a high platform for combat. "Six Strategies (Liutao): To break through strong formations, defeat powerful enemies, use the great lu for attack, and the small lu for support." Also, a device for propelling a boat. "Explanations (Shiming): The stern of a boat is called a zhuo, and what is at the side is called a lu. Lu, like a spine (lü), because it is by using the strength of the spine that the boat moves." "Zizhi Tongjian: Lu Meng captured Jingzhou, ordering soldiers in plain clothes to row the lu." Also, lu zi, a type of fruit. "Guihai Yuhang Zhi: As large as a bowl, with dozens of sections clustered together to form a sphere, slightly sweet to eat." Verification: "Rites (Liji): Propriety and righteousness serve as shield and buckler." Carefully checked the original text, the character "yǐ" (to add) has been inserted after "lǐ" (propriety).