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瘘

lòu

Character Traditional 瘻

What 瘘 means

1. fistula
2. ulceration

Words starting with 瘘

• 瘘管lòu guǎnfistula

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
• 搂lōuto draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)
• 喽lóu(bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits
• 髅lóuused in 髑髅
• 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 瘘

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

• 瘤liútumor
• 痴chīimbecile; sentimental; stupid
• 瘠jíbarren; lean
• 痿wěiatrophy
• 榛zhēn(bound form) hazelnut tree (Corylus heterophylla)
• 瘙sàoitch; old term for scabies; Taiwan pr. sāo

Sounds the same

Read lòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 漏to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake
• 陋low; humble; plain
• 露to show; to reveal; to betray
• 镂to engrave; to carve; hard steel
• 瘺variant of 瘘