洛 (Luò)

surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan an

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“洛,水。出左馮翊歸德北夷界中,東南入渭。从水,各聲。”

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