搂 lǒu to embrace
to embrace; to hug; to hold in one's arms
怎么记住“搂”: 扌 hand + 娄 hollow = to embrace. Grandpa puts a hand on the crying girl hiding in the hollow of the old oak and pulls her out to embrace her.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
搂 = 扌 hand + 娄 hollow
- 扌 hand meaning
- 娄 hollow sound
Grandpa puts a hand on the crying girl hiding in the hollow of the old oak and pulls her out to embrace her.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- To hug / gather in with the arms: 搂在怀里 (lǒu zài huái lǐ) to hold in one's arms, 搂着肩膀 (lǒuzhe jiānbǎng) arm around the shoulder, 搂抱 (lǒubào) to embrace.
- Read lōu: to rake in/gather up: 搂钱 (lōu qián) to rake in money, 搂柴火 (lōu cháihuo) rake up firewood.