捞

lāo

l+āo·1st tone

to fish up · to dredge up

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 10 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

捞=扌+劳

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to fish up

to dredge up

lāo

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Words with 捞 49 total

to salvage · to dredge · to fish out (person or object from the sea)打捞dǎ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) · to catch捕捞bǔ lāo to dredge up; to scoop up from the water · to fish for; to gain (by improper means)捞取lāo qǔ (slang) gold digger; woman who pursues men for money捞女lāo nu:3 to get one's money back (esp. gambling) · to recoup one's losings捞本lāo běn lit. to dredge for money · to make money by reprehensible means · to fish for a quick buck捞钱lāo qián fishing (as a commercial activity)渔捞yú lāo encumbrance · burden · that awful thing (colloquial) · nuisance捞什子lāo shí zi to profiteer · to gain some underhand advantage捞一把lāo yī bǎ

Idioms with 捞 12 total Chain

lit. to fish a needle from the sea · to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)大海捞针dà hǎi lāo zhēn (mahjong) to complete one's hand on the last draw of the round海底捞月hǎi dǐ lāo yuè (lit.) to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom) · (fig.) a hopeless endeavor水中捞月shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè

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