Dong Chinese dictionary

lǒu, lōu

hug

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 婁 represents the sound.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

婁 Sound component

lóu

surname

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

lǒu

hug, embrace; drag, pull; to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms

lōu

to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort

Most common words with 摟

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