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捋

lǚ

Character

What 捋 means

1. to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers
2. to stroke

Other readings

捋 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• luōto hold sth long and run one's hand along it

Words starting with 捋

• 捋胳膊luō gē boto push up one's sleeves
• 捋虎须luō hǔ xūlit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers; to do sth very daring
• 捋袖子luō xiù zito push up one's sleeves
• 捋臂揎拳luō bì xuān quánlit. to push up one's sleeves and bare one's fists; to be eager to get started

Characters that look like 捋

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel…
• 挤jǐto crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside
• 捞lāoto fish up; to dredge up
• 捂wǔto enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair)
• 猝cùabruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
• 挎kuàto carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)

Sounds the same

Read lǚ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 旅trip; travel; to travel
• 履shoe; to tread on
• 侣companion
• 屡time and again; repeatedly; frequently
• 缕strand; thread; detailed
• 吕pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
• 铝aluminum (chemistry)
• 褛used in 褴褛
• 膂backbone; strength
• 梠beam at the eaves
• 溇drizzle
• 穞wild grain