拢 lǒng to collect
to collect; to bring together
怎么记住“拢”: 扌 hand + 龙 dragon = to collect. At the New Year parade, the kids who carry the paper dragon hold out a hand to collect coins from the crowd.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
拢 = 扌 hand + 龙 dragon
- 扌 hand meaning
- 龙 dragon sound
At the New Year parade, the kids who carry the paper dragon hold out a hand to collect coins from the crowd.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the dragon gives the sound.
用法
- To gather/draw together: 拉拢 (lālǒng) to win over / rope in (someone to one's side), 靠拢 (kàolǒng) to close ranks/move nearer, 合拢 (hélǒng) to close up.
- 拢共 (lǒnggòng) = all told, in total. 收拢 (shōulǒng) = to gather in.