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撸

lū

Character Traditional 擼

What 撸 means

1. dialectto grasp (sth long or cylindrical) and slide the hand up or down
2. dialectto fire (an employee)
3. dialectto reprimand

Example sentences

• 他在撸狗。
  He was petting the dog.

Words starting with 撸

• 撸串lū chuàn(colloquial) to eat grilled skewers
• 撸管lū guǎn(slang) to masturbate
• 撸猫lū māo(slang) to pet a cat
• 撸铁lū tiě(colloquial) to pump iron; to work out

Characters built on 鲁

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

• 噜lūgrumble; chatter
• 橹lǔscull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat)
• 镥lǔlutetium (chemistry)
• 氇lǔused in 氆氇

Characters that look like 撸

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

• 播bō(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc)…
• 穆mùsolemn; reverent; calm
• 撞zhuàngto knock against; to bump into; to run into
• 榜bǎngnotice or announcement; list of names; public roll of successful examinees
• 缰jiāngbridle; reins; halter
• 澹dàntranquil; placid; quiet

Sounds the same

Read lū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 噜grumble; chatter