卢 (Lú)

surname Lu; abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡|卢森堡[Lu2 sen1 bao3]

Etymology

Simplified form of 盧. Originally a pictograph of a stove, based on the original meaning "stove", now written as 爐. The 虍 and 皿 components were added later. In modern Mandarin this character is usually only used for its sound in foreign loan words.

Original meaning

stove

Components