How to write 橹

橹 lǔ 1. 拨水使船前进的工具，置于船边，比桨长，用于摇动。 [En.] A tool for pushing water to move a boat forward, placed at the side of the boat, longer than a paddle, used for rowing. 例：摇～过江。 [En.] Row across the river. 2. 同本义 ([En.] big shield) 引： 1. 《说文》：橹，大盾也。 [En.] “Shuōwén”: Lǔ, a big shield. 2. 《左传·襄公十年》：蒙之以甲以为橹。 [En.] "Zuo Zhuan, Xiang Gong Year 10": Covered it with armor to be a shield. 3. 《汉书·司马相如传》：泰山为橹。 [En.] "Han Shu, Sima Xiangru's Biography": Mount Tai serves as a shield. 4. 《礼记·儒行》：礼义以为干橹。 [En.] "Liji, Confucian Conduct": Rites and virtues serve as the fundamental shield. 5. 汉· 贾谊《过秦论》：流血漂橹。 [En.] Han, Jia Yi "On the Fall of the Qin": Blood flowed and drifted the shield. 例： 又如: 槌盾 (大盾); 橹子 (方言。手枪) [En.] For example: big shield; lǔ zi (dialect for pistol). 3. 顶部没有覆盖的远望楼 ([En.] watch tower) 引： 1. 《孙子·谋攻》：修橹。 [En.] "Sun Zi, On War": Build a watch tower. 例： 又如: 楼橹 (古时军中用以侦察、防御或攻城的高台); 橹巢 (上古人类的居处。有柴谓橹，在树曰巢); 橹棹 (橹和棹都是划船的工具) [En.] For example: watch tower (a high platform used in ancient armies for reconnaissance, defense, or assault); lǔ cháo (ancient human dwelling, with 'lǔ' meaning wood, and 'cháo' meaning nest on trees); lǔ zhào (both lǔ and zhào are tools for rowing). 4. 比桨长大的划船工具，安在船尾或船旁 ([En.] yuloh) 引： 1. 《释名》：在旁曰橹。 [En.] "Shìmíng": What is at the side is called lǔ. 例： 又如: 橹人 (船工); 橹声 (摇橹声) [En.] For example: oarsman (boatman); sound of rowing.