# 摟

| 摟 | U+645F, &#25695; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-645F |
| ← 摞 [U+645E] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 摠 → [U+6460] |

## Translingual
### Han character

摟 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 手中中女 (QLLV), four-corner 5504$_4$, 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

| | 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
#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǒu (lou$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄡˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lau$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lèu
* Jin (Wiktionary): lou$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): lēu
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ló͘ / lió
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lou$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǒu
*** Wade–Giles: lou$^3$
*** Yale: lǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: loou
*** Palladius: лоу (lou)
*** Sinological IPA : /loʊ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lau$^5$
*** Yale: láuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lau$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: leo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɐu̯¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lèu
*** Hakka Romanization System: leu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: leu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /leu̯¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: lou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ləu⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lēu
*** Sinological IPA : /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: lou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ləu̯⁴¹/

##### Definitions

摟
* to hug; to embrace
    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

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 擁, 摟 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 摟抱, 擁抱 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 摟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 摟, 抱 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | 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 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 攬 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 攬 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 攬 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 攬, 箍 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 揇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揇 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 揇 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 揇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 揇 |
| Hakka | 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 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 攬 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 攬 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 攬 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 攬 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 攬 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 攬 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 攬 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 攬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 搿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 搿 |
| Wu | 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 (lou$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄡ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lau$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): lèu
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lô͘ / liô
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lōu
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lou
*** Wade–Giles: lou$^1$
*** Yale: lōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhou
*** Palladius: лоу (lou)
*** Sinological IPA : /loʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lau$^1$
*** Yale: lāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: leo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɐu̯⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lèu
*** Sinological IPA : /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 | leoi$^4$ | lau$^4$ |
* 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
** (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
       di$^1$ je$^5$ bei$^2$ wu$^1$ jing$^{4-1}$ lau$^1$ gwo$^3$ zau$^6$ m$^4$ hou$^2$ sik$^6$ laa$^1$. [Jyutping]
       Don't eat the food if it's hovered by flies.

###### Synonyms

* (to gather up):
* 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):
* 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):
* 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

* 摟包兒 / 搂包儿
* 摟包兒匠 / 搂包儿匠
* 摟搜 / 搂搜
* 摟攬 / 搂揽
* 摟溝子 / 搂沟子
* 摟衣裳 / 搂衣裳
* 摟財 / 搂财
* 摟貨 / 搂货
* 摟錢 / 搂钱
* 摟頭 / 搂头

#### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lóu (lou$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄡˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lau$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lóu
*** Wade–Giles: lou$^2$
*** Yale: lóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lou
*** Palladius: лоу (lou)
*** Sinological IPA : /loʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lau$^4$
*** Yale: làuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: leo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /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 | leoi$^4$ | lau$^4$ |
* 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
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to pull in; to rope in; to gather

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): lau$^3$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lau$^3$
*** Yale: lau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: leo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɐu̯³³/

#### Definitions

摟
* (Cantonese, transitive) to instigate; to invite; to tempt
* (Cantonese, transitive) to provoke
    摟打／搂打 [Cantonese] ― lau$^1$ daa$^2$ [Jyutping] ― to invite to be beaten up

## Japanese
### Kanji

(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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