摟

See also: 搂

摟	U+645F, 摟 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-645F

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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

Characters in the same phonetic series (婁) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
樓	*ɡ·roː
摟	roː, ro
耬	*roː
僂	ɡ·roː, ɡ·roːs, *ɡ·roʔ
婁	ɡ·roː, ɡ·ro
螻	*roː
髏	*roː
蔞	roː, ro, *roʔ
鞻	*roː
艛	*ɡ·roː
膢	roː, ro
廔	*roː
嘍	roː, roːʔ
瞜	roː, ro
簍	roː, roːʔ, *roʔ
慺	roː, ro, *roʔ
鷜	roː, ro
褸	roː, roʔ
遱	*roː
謱	roː, roːʔ, *roʔ
嶁	roːʔ, roʔ
甊	*roːʔ
塿	*roːʔ
漊	roːʔ, roʔ
鏤	roːs, ro
瘻	roːs, ro
擻	*sloːʔ
藪	*sloːʔ
籔	sloːʔ, sroʔ
氀	*ro
縷	*roʔ
屢	*ros
數	sroʔ, sros, *sroːɡ
屨	*klos
窶	*ɡloʔ
貗	*ɡloʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *roː, *ro) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 婁 (OC *ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro).

Etymology 1

trad.		摟
simp.		搂
alternative forms		嬲 (lau1) Cantonese

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǒu (lou³)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lèu
Jin (Wiktionary): lou²
Eastern Min (BUC): lēu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ló͘ / lió
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǒu
  - Wade–Giles: lou³
  - Yale: lǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: loou
  - Palladius: лоу (lou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /loʊ̯²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lau⁵
  - Yale: láuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: leo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: leu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: leu²
  - Sinological IPA: /leu̯¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: lou²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ləu⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lēu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ɛu³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló͘
  - Tâi-lô: lóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lor
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lɔ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lió
  - Tâi-lô: lió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lioir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lio⁵⁵⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: lou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ləu̯⁴¹/

Definitions

摟

to hug; to embrace
- 忘不了把你摟在懷裡的感覺　比藏在心中那份火熱更暖一些 [MSC, trad.]
  忘不了把你搂在怀里的感觉　比藏在心中那份火热更暖一些 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2004, 刀郎, 《2002年的第一場雪》
  wàng bù liǎo bǎ nǐ lǒu zài huáilǐ de gǎnjué, bǐ cáng zài xīnzhōng nà fèn huǒrè gèng nuǎn yīxiē [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
armspan

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 摟 (“to hug; to embrace”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		擁, 摟
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		摟抱, 擁抱
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	摟
	Taiwan	摟, 抱
	Singapore	擁抱, 抱
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	摟
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	摟
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	抱, 摟
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	箍, 摟
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	摟, 抱
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	摟, 抱
Cantonese	Guangzhou	攬
	Hong Kong	攬
	Taishan	攬
	Singapore (Guangfu)	攬
Gan	Nanchang	攬, 箍
Hakka	Meixian	揇
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	揇
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	揇
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	揇
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	揇
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	揇
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	攬
Jin	Taiyuan	摟
Northern Min	Jian'ou	抱
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	兜, 攬
Eastern Min	Matsu	攬
Southern Min	Xiamen	攬
	Quanzhou	攬
	Zhangzhou	攬
	Taipei	攬
	Kaohsiung	攬
	Penang (Hokkien)	攬
	Singapore (Hokkien)	攬
	Manila (Hokkien)	攬
	Chaozhou	攬
Wu	Shanghai	搿
	Suzhou	搿
	Wenzhou	搩
Xiang	Changsha	箍, 摟
Xiang	Shuangfeng	傘, 箍

Compounds

摟住／搂住 (lǒuzhù)
摟抱／搂抱 (lǒubào)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lōu (lou¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lau¹
Eastern Min (BUC): lèu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lô͘ / liô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lou
  - Wade–Giles: lou¹
  - Yale: lōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhou
  - Palladius: лоу (lou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /loʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lau¹
  - Yale: lāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: leo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lèu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ɛu⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô͘
  - Tâi-lô: lôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔ¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liô
  - Tâi-lô: liô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liooi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lio²⁴/

Middle Chinese: lju, luw

Rime
Character	摟	摟
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	力朱切	落侯切
Baxter	lju	luw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨo/	/ləu/
Pan Wuyun	/lio/	/ləu/
Shao Rongfen	/lio/	/ləu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luə̆/	/ləw/
Li Rong	/lio/	/lu/
Wang Li	/lĭu/	/ləu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯u/	/lə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǘ	lóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	leoi⁴	lau⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*roː/, /*ro/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	摟	摟
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	8454	8490
Phonetic component	婁	婁
Rime group	侯	侯
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	樓	慺
Old Chinese	/*roː/	/*ro/

Definitions

摟

to gather up
(colloquial) to pull up; to tuck up
to extort; to rake in
(regional) to calculate with an abacus
1. (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 jing^4-1 lau¹ gwo³ zau⁶ m⁴ hou² sik⁶ laa¹. [Jyutping]
Don't eat the food if it's hovered by flies.

Synonyms

(to gather up):

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允集 (yǔnjí) (literary)
匯／汇 (huì)
匯總／汇总 (huìzǒng)
匯聚／汇聚 (huìjù)
匯集／汇集 (huìjí)
叢集／丛集 (cóngjí)
團聚／团聚 (tuánjù)
坌集 (bènjí) (literary)
委會／委会 (wěihuì) (literary)
密集 (mìjí)
彙集／汇集 (huìjí)
徵集／征集 (zhēngjí)
採／采 (cǎi)
採擷／采撷 (literary)
採集／采集 (cǎijí)
搜羅／搜罗 (sōuluó)
搜集 (sōují)
攏／拢 (lǒng)
攢／攒 (cuán)
攢聚／攒聚 (cuánjù)
攢集／攒集 (cuánjí)
收羅／收罗 (shōuluó)
收錄／收录 (shōulù)
收集 (shōují)
會合／会合 (huìhé)
會聚／会聚 (huìjù)
會集／会集 (huìjí)
湊／凑 (còu)
湊集／凑集 (còují)
相聚 (xiāngjù)
籌集／筹集 (chóují)
糾合／纠合 (jiūhé) (literary)
糾集／纠集 (jiūjí) (derogatory)
群集 (qúnjí)
聚 (jù)
聚合 (jùhé)
聚攏／聚拢 (jùlǒng)
聚斂／聚敛 (jùliǎn)
聚會／聚会 (jùhuì)
聚集 (jùjí)
聚首 (jùshǒu) (formal, usually of leaders, important figures)
蒐集 (sōují)
薈萃／荟萃 (huìcuì) (literary)
蝟集／猬集 (wèijí) (literary)
調集／调集 (diàojí)
集 (jí) (literary, or in compounds)
集中 (jízhōng)
集合 (jíhé)
集會／集会 (jíhuì)
集結／集结 (jíjié)
麇集 (qúnjí) (literary)

(to extort):

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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):

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合算 (hésuàn)
推算 (tuīsuàn)
會計／会计 (kuàijì) (Classical Chinese)
核算 (hésuàn)
核計／核计 (héjì)
算計／算计 (suànjì)
計算／计算 (jìsuàn)
計量／计量

Compounds

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lóu (lou²)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lóu
  - Wade–Giles: lou²
  - Yale: lóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lou
  - Palladius: лоу (lou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /loʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lau⁴
  - Yale: làuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: lju, luw

Rime
Character	摟	摟
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	力朱切	落侯切
Baxter	lju	luw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨo/	/ləu/
Pan Wuyun	/lio/	/ləu/
Shao Rongfen	/lio/	/ləu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luə̆/	/ləw/
Li Rong	/lio/	/lu/
Wang Li	/lĭu/	/ləu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯u/	/lə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǘ	lóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	leoi⁴	lau⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*roː/, /*ro/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	摟	摟
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	8454	8490
Phonetic component	婁	婁
Rime group	侯	侯
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	樓	慺
Old Chinese	/*roː/	/*ro/

Definitions

摟

^† to pull in; to rope in; to gather

Etymology 2

trad.		摟
simp.		搂
alternative forms		嘍／喽

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): lau³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lau³
  - Yale: lau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: leo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯³³/

Definitions

摟

(Cantonese, transitive) to instigate; to invite; to tempt
(Cantonese, transitive) to provoke
摟打／搂打 [Cantonese] ― lau¹ daa² [Jyutping] ― to invite to be beaten up

Japanese

Kanji

摟

(Hyōgai kanji)

hug, embrace
drag, pull

Readings

On (unclassified): ろう (rō)、る (ru)
Kun: ひく (hiku)

Vietnamese

Han character

摟: Hán Nôm readings: lùa, lâu

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