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捞

Traditional (Taiwan): 撈

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

lāo ㄌㄠ

    • to fish up
    • to dredge up

Other words read lāo

In the same tone

  • 粩 lāo traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc

lao with other tones

  • 老 lǎo old
  • 落 lào colloquial reading for 落 luò in certain compounds
  • 牢 láo pen
  • 劳 láo toil
  • 姥 lǎo grandma

All 25 words read lao in any tone

How 捞 is written

    部首 radical
    扌 a form of 手
    笔画 strokes
    10, with 7 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    扌劳
    形旁 meaning
    扌
    声旁 sound
    劳

    Words with 捞

    Starting with 捞

    All 9 words starting with 捞

    Ending with 捞

    • 捕捞 bǔlāo catch
    • 打捞 dǎlāo salvage
    • 渔捞 yúlāo fishing
    • 水果捞 shuǐguǒlāo fruit medley in coconut milk – a chilled dessert consisting of assorted fresh fruits served in sweetened coconut milk, yogurt or fruit syrup
    • 海底捞 hǎidǐlāo Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994

    Containing 捞

    • 沙捞越 shālāoyuè Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆罗洲
    • 大海捞针 dàhǎilāozhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea
    • 水中捞月 shuǐzhōnglāoyuè hopeless endeavor
    • 海底捞月 hǎidǐlāoyuè complete one's hand on the last draw of the round
    • 救捞局 jiùlāojú sea rescue service

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