Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 勞 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (撈)
Simplified (捞)
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Chinese
捞 / 撈 [lāo]
to fish up; to dredge up
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (18)
打捞 [dǎlāo] #16,437
to salvage
捕捞 [bǔlāo] #30,875
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
大海捞针 [dàhǎilāozhēn] #17,487
lit. to fish a needle from the sea
捞钱 [lāoqián] #30,188
lit. to dredge for money
捞一把 [lāoyībǎ] #50,852
to profiteer
捞取 [lāoqǔ] #35,372
to fish for
捞油水 [lāoyóushuǐ] #68,347
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
渔捞 [yúlāo] #60,234
fishing (as a commercial activity)
水中捞月 [shuǐzhōnglāoyuè] #63,229
lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
捞外快 [lāowàikuài] #63,682
to make extra money
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