搂

摟

lōu, lǒu

娄 + 扌

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Definitions

lǒu (verb) to hug; to embrace

lōu (verb) to draw towards oneself; to gather up

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 娄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 摟.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 娄

About

搂 is a phono-semantic compound. The radical 扌 (hand) provides the meaning, while 娄 gives the sound 'lou'. It is the simplified form of 摟, which uses the traditional phonetic component 婁. The character primarily means to embrace or hug, holding someone or something closely. With a different tone, it can mean to gather things together, pull items towards oneself, or tuck up a garment to keep it off the ground.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

妈妈搂着宝宝。

Māma lǒu zhe bǎobao.

Mom is hugging the baby.

她搂住了我的朋友。

Tā lǒu zhù le wǒ de péngyou.

She hugged my friend.

他搂了一些树叶。

Tā lōu le yīxiē shùyè.

He raked up some leaves.

小朋友互相搂着肩膀。

Xiǎo péngyou hùxiāng lǒu zhe jiānbǎng.

The children are hugging each other's shoulders.

爷爷搂着孙子讲故事。

Yéye lǒu zhe sūnzi jiǎng gùshi.

Grandpa is hugging his grandson while telling a story.

他用胳膊搂住她。

Tā yòng gēbo lǒu zhù tā.

He used his arm to hug her.

在寒冷的冬天，他们搂在一起取暖。

Zài hánlěng de dōngtiān, tāmen lǒu zài yīqǐ qǔnuǎn.

In the cold winter, they huddle together to keep warm.

她轻轻搂住哭泣的孩子，低声安慰。

Tā qīngqīng lǒu zhù kūqì de háizi, dīshēng ānwèi.

She gently hugged the crying child and comforted him in a low voice.

Related Characters

Component: 娄

Component: 扌

搂