Memory phrase for the character: 搂

搂

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Meaning

to gather, to collect, solicit, embrace

Pronunciation

lōu, lǒu

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: to collect 娄 (Rice grains 米 are by women 女 been: collected.)

Mnemonic

The hands collect when gathering.

Radicals

扌	hand	Simplification of this hand 手
娄	to collect	This radical is used with the meaning "to collect", because helpful mnemonics become possible, as for example with " to collect 搂", which is ethymological not correct.

Vocabulary

搂抱	lǒu bào	to hug; to embrace
搂住	lǒu zhù	to hold in one's arms; to embrace
抖搂	dǒu lou	to shake out; to bring to light; to squander
抖搂	dǒu lou

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