搂

Character

搂 lǒu · lōu

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to hug

Radical: 扌
Strokes: 12
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 扌娄
Traditional: 摟
Frequency: #4845 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

lǒuMain reading lōuRare reading

lǒu

lou3Main readingHSK 7–9

to hug CC-CEDICT
to embrace CC-CEDICT
to hold in one's arms CC-CEDICT

Words that use “搂” as lǒu

搂住lǒu zhùto hold in one's armsWord 搂抱lǒu bàoto hugWord

lōu

lou1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is lǒu.

to pull things toward you and gather them up with your hands or arms
to grab money, or take it from people unfairly

Examples

她搂起地上的衣服。
tā lōu qǐ dì shàng de yī fú
She gathered up the clothes on the floor.
AI-generated sentence
他把桌上的钱都搂走了。
tā bǎ zhuō shàng de qián dōu lōu zǒu le
He grabbed all the money on the table.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “搂” as lōu

搂钱lōu qián(coll.) to grab moneyWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 搂

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Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →

把bǎ 打dǎ 拉lā 接jiē 提tí 报bào 指zhǐ 持chí 舉jǔ 才cái 找zhǎo 据jù

搂