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搂
摟
lōu
1. to draw towards oneself
2. to gather
3. to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)
4. to grab (money)
5. to extort
HSK 6 Uncommon • Top 28%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

搂
lǒu
to embrace, to hug; to drag, to pull
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (5)

扒搂
bālōu
to pile together
抖搂
dǒulou
to shake out
搂住
lǒuzhù
to hold in one's arms
搂抱
lǒubào
to hug
搂钱
lōuqián
(coll.) to grab money

Alternate Entries

搂
lǒu
to hug / to embrace / to hold in one's arms
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,794
Word Frequency Rank
23,394 of 84,292