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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- lou3
- English meanings
- to draw towards oneself, to gather, to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc), to grab (money), to extort, to hug, to embrace, to hold in one's arms
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 娄.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
娄 is identified as the sound component (lóu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 搂.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
building; floor
to leak
shabby; crude
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