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搂
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cuddle

HSK 10
Human →Actions
lǒu
ロウ、ル
ひ.く
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 婁 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (摟)
扌 hand (side)+ 婁 wear =
摟 cuddle
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
婁 Phonetic component
wear
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Simplified (搂)
扌 hand (side)+ 娄 constellation =
搂 hug
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
娄 Phonetic component
lóu constellation
surname
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
搂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
搂 / 摟 [lōu]
to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort
搂 / 摟 [lǒu]
to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
搂抱 [lǒu​bào] #28,256
to hug
抖搂 [dǒu​lou] #54,781
to shake out
扒搂 [bā​lōu]
to pile together
搂住 [lǒu​zhù]
to hold in one's arms
搂钱 [lōu​qián]
(coll.) to grab money