entries → 洛
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL 5 (est.)
洛 =
ㄌㄨㄛˋ · luò
noun — the Luo River; the city Luoyang (洛陽)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

water — a river
gè — gives the sound
IFgè → luò — the 各 series throws off both g- and l- words
Water (氵) plus the sound 各 (gè) — a river name, the Luo, that runs through the central plain into the Yellow River. On its north bank grew 洛陽, Luoyang, capital of dynasty after dynasty. The 各 series is a noisy one, scattering into both g- and l-: 各、落、絡、路.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一條水()從山裡流下來,)有的去處,這條叫洛。
A river (氵) runs down from the hills; each (各) finds its own course — this one is named 洛.
字源
意 · Meanings
(本義)洛水、洛河— the Luo River常用
洛陽— Luoyang — the old capital on the Luo
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension