录 lù to record

源How it came to be

A bag hung from a frame with drops falling out of the bottom: water being pressed out. The sense of carving and setting down came from a different word that took the same shape.

用用法

• 录 is the verb root for recording: 录音 (lùyīn) record audio, 录像 (lùxiàng) record video, 录制 (lùzhì) record/produce (a show).
• 帮我录一下这段视频 (bāng wǒ lù yíxià zhè duàn shìpín) - record this video clip for me.
• 记录 (jìlù) means to write down/log, and also doubles as the noun "a record", including a world record (打破记录 dǎpò jìlù - break a record).
• 录取 (lùqǔ) is a distinct, very important sense: to be admitted by a school or accepted for a job - 我被大学录取了 (wǒ bèi dàxué lùqǔ le) - I was admitted to the university.

字含“录”的汉字

• 绿 green
• 碌 rocky
• 剥 to peel

词含“录”的词语

• 录取lùqǔto admit (an applicant)HSK 5
• 录音lùyīnto record soundHSK 5
• 登录dēnglùto registerHSK 5
• 纪录jìlùrecord (a documented best); to recordHSK 5
• 纪录片jìlùpiànnewsreelHSK 5
• 记录jìlùto recordHSK 5
• 录像lùxiàngto videotapeHSK 6
• 录制lùzhìto record (video or audio)HSK 6
• 录用lùyòngto hire (an employee)HSK 6
• 目录mùlùcatalogHSK 6
• 回忆录huíyìlùmemoirHSK 8
• 备忘录bèiwànglùmemorandumHSK 8

句例句

• 电脑记录证明了我的想法是对的。 Diànnǎo jìlù zhèngmíngle wǒ de xiǎngfa shì duì de.The computer records prove that my ideas were correct.