 | 搂 | ||
| hug, embrace; drag, pull | |||
| Radical | 手扌才 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 9 | Total Strokes | 12 |
| Mandarin reading | loǔ loū loú | Cantonese reading | lau1 lau2 lau4 lau5 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 摟 | hug, embrace; drag, pull | |
| 搂 | [ loū ] to draw towards oneself, to gather, to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc), to grab (money), to extort |
| 搂 | [ loǔ ] to hug, to embrace, to hold in one's arms |
| 搂住 | [ loǔ zhù ] to hold in one's arms, to embrace |
| 搂抱 | [ loǔ baò ] to hug, to embrace |
| 搂钱 | [ loū qián ] (coll.) to grab money, to rake in money |
| ⇒ 扒搂 | [ bā loū ] to pile together, to cram food into one's mouth (with chopsticks), to eat fast |
| ⇒ 抖搂 | [ doǔ lou ] to shake out, to bring to light, to squander |