捞 lāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 劳 to labor, to toil
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
捞
lāo
to scoop up; to fish out; to gain benefits unfairly
Character
Example phrases
- 渔民趁潮水退去，用长柄网从礁石缝里捞出螃蟹。 Yúmín chèn cháoshuǐ tuìqù, yòng chángbǐng wǎng cóng jiāoshí fèng lǐ lāo chū pángxiè. As the tide receded, the fishermen used long-handled nets to scoop crabs out of gaps between the rocks.
- 他用勺子把汤里的菜捞了出来。 Tā yòng sháozi bǎ tāng lǐ de cài lāo le chūlai. He used a spoon to fish the vegetables out of the soup.
- 小猫掉进水里，爷爷赶紧把它捞了上来。 Xiǎo māo diào jìn shuǐ lǐ, yéye gǎnjǐn bǎ tā lāo le shànglai. The kitten fell into the water, and Grandpa hurriedly fished it out.
Related words
- 打捞 dǎlāo to salvage; to recover from water
- 抠 kōu to pick out; stingy
- 劈 pī to split; to chop; to cleave
- 揪 jiū to grab; to clutch; to pull
- 截 jié to cut off; to intercept; section
- 勒 lēi to tighten; to strap tightly
- 切割 qiēgē to cut; to segment
- 撬 qiào to pry; to lever open
- 绞 jiǎo to twist; to wring
- 筛 shāi to sift; to screen; to filter
- 揉 róu to rub; to knead
- 裂 liè to split; to crack