捋(lǚ)

10 strokes
Readingslǚluō

to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers

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Character information

Pinyin
lǚ / luō
Meaning
to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers; to stroke
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 捋 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌寽

To take 扌 a handful 寽; 寽 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu寽lvè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 捋 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 捋

Common words using 捋 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lǚ捋gē胳bo膊

to push up one's sleeves

Open 捋胳膊 page →
luō捋hǔ虎xū须

lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers; to do sth very daring

Open 捋虎须 page →
lǚ捋xiù袖zǐ子

to push up one's sleeves

Open 捋袖子 page →

Related characters

From 捋’s common words

胳膊虎须袖子

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