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Translingual
Han character
摟 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 手中中女 (QLLV), four-corner 55044, composition ⿰扌婁)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 450, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12595
- Dae Jaweon: page 800, character 28
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1946, character 2
- Unihan data for U+645F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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樓
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*ɡ·roː
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摟
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*roː, *ro
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耬
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*roː
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僂
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*ɡ·roː, *ɡ·roːs, *ɡ·roʔ
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婁
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*ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro
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螻
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*roː
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髏
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*roː
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蔞
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*roː, *ro, *roʔ
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鞻
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*roː
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艛
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*ɡ·roː
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膢
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*roː, *ro
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廔
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*roː
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嘍
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*roː, *roːʔ
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瞜
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*roː, *ro
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簍
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*roː, *roːʔ, *roʔ
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慺
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*roː, *ro, *roʔ
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鷜
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*roː, *ro
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褸
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*roː, *roʔ
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遱
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*roː
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謱
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*roː, *roːʔ, *roʔ
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嶁
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*roːʔ, *roʔ
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甊
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*roːʔ
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塿
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*roːʔ
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漊
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*roːʔ, *roʔ
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鏤
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*roːs, *ro
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瘻
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*roːs, *ro
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擻
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*sloːʔ
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藪
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*sloːʔ
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籔
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*sloːʔ, *sroʔ
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氀
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*ro
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縷
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*roʔ
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屢
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*ros
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數
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*sroʔ, *sros, *sroːɡ
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屨
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*klos
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窶
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*ɡloʔ
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貗
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*ɡloʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *roː, *ro) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 婁 (OC *ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
摟
- to hug; to embrace
- armspan
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
摟 (“to hug; to embrace”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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擁, 摟
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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摟抱, 擁抱
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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摟
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Taiwan
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摟, 抱
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Singapore
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擁抱, 抱
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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摟
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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摟
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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抱, 摟
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Wuhan
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箍, 摟
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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摟, 抱
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Hefei
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摟, 抱
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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攬
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Hong Kong
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攬
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Taishan
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攬
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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攬
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Gan
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Nanchang
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攬, 箍
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Hakka
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Meixian
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揇
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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揇
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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揇
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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揇
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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揇
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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揇
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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攬
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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摟
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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抱
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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兜, 攬
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Matsu
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攬
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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攬
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Quanzhou
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攬
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Zhangzhou
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攬
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Taipei
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攬
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Kaohsiung
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攬
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Penang (Hokkien)
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攬
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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攬
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Manila (Hokkien)
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攬
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Chaozhou
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攬
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Wu
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Shanghai
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搿
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Suzhou
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搿
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Wenzhou
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搩
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Xiang
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Changsha
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箍, 摟
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Shuangfeng
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傘, 箍
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Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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摟
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摟
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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8454
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8490
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Phonetic component
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婁
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婁
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Rime group
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侯
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侯
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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樓
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慺
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Old Chinese
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/*roː/
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/*ro/
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Definitions
摟
- to gather up
- (colloquial) to pull up; to tuck up
- to extort; to rake in
- (regional) to calculate with an abacus
- (regional, figurative) to verify through calculation; to examine and calculate; to assess
- (dialectal) to pull; to draw
- (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) to drape; to cover
- (Cantonese, of insects) to crawl or hover over
啲嘢畀烏蠅摟過就唔好食啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
啲嘢畀乌蝇搂过就唔好食啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]- di1 je5 bei2 wu1 jing4-1 lau1 gwo3 zau6 m4 hou2 sik6 laa1.
- Don't eat the food if it's hovered by flies.
Synonyms
- 剝取/剥取 (bōqǔ)
- 吮吸 (shǔnxī) (figurative)
- 強取/强取 (qiángqǔ)
- 搜刮 (sōuguā)
- 榨取 (zhàqǔ)
- 聚 (jù) (literary, or in compounds)
- 聚斂/聚敛 (jùliǎn)
- (to verify through calculation):
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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摟
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摟
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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8454
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8490
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Phonetic component
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婁
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婁
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Rime group
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侯
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侯
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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樓
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慺
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Old Chinese
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/*roː/
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/*ro/
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Definitions
摟
- † to pull in; to rope in; to gather
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
摟
- (Cantonese, transitive) to instigate; to invite; to tempt
- (Cantonese, transitive) to provoke
- 摟打/搂打 [Cantonese] ― lau1 daa2 ― to invite to be beaten up
Japanese
Kanji
摟
(Hyōgai kanji)
- hug, embrace
- drag, pull
Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
摟: Hán Nôm readings: lùa, lâu
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