拢(lǒng)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad. 攏

to gather together

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Character information

Pinyin
lǒng
Meaning
to gather together; to collect; to approach; to draw near to; to add; to sum up; to comb (hair)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
攏

Origin & structure

Where 拢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌龙

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 龙 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu龙lóng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拢 step by step

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

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Words with 拢

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

lā拉lǒng拢
HSK 7-9

to rope in

Open 拉拢 page →
kào靠lǒng拢
HSK 7-9

to draw close to

Open 靠拢 page →
bìng并lǒng拢

to draw together; to place side by side (e.g. one's fingers, two halves of …

Open 并拢 page →
huì汇lǒng拢

to collect; to gather

Open 汇拢 page →
hé合lǒng拢

to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc); to bring together; (insect or bird w…

Open 合拢 page →
wéi围lǒng拢

to crowd around

Open 围拢 page →
shōu收lǒng拢

to draw to oneself; to gather up; to collect

Open 收拢 page →
jù聚lǒng拢

to gather together

Open 聚拢 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 拢’s common words

拉靠并汇合围收聚

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