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搂

lōu

HSK 6 Character Traditional 摟

What 搂 means

1. to draw towards oneself
2. to gather
3. to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)
4. to grab (money)
5. to extort

Other readings

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

• lǒuto hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms

Words starting with 搂

• 搂住lǒu zhùto hold in one's arms; to embrace
• 搂抱lǒu bàoto hug; to embrace
• 搂钱lōu qián(colloquial) to grab money; to rake in money

Words containing 搂

• 抖搂dǒu louto shake out; to bring to light; to squander
• 扒搂pá louto gather together as with a rake; to shovel food into one's mouth; to eat fast

Characters built on 娄

These share the phonetic component 娄 (Lóu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
• 喽lóu(bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits
• 髅lóuused in 髑髅
• 瘘lòufistula; ulceration
• 镂lòuto engrave; to carve; hard steel
• 篓lǒubasket
• 偻lóuused in 佝偻; used in 偻㑩
• 蝼lóusee 蝼蛄

Characters that look like 搂

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

• 接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb
• 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
• 矮ǎi(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)
• 揍zòuto hit; to beat (sb); (colloquial) to smash (sth)
• 缕lǚstrand; thread; detailed
• 榉jǔZeikowa acuminata

Sounds the same

Read lōu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 䁖to glance at