捞(lāo)

HSK 7-910 strokesTrad. 撈

to fish up

Print a 捞 worksheet PDFPractice writing 捞

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
lāo
Meaning
to fish up; to dredge up
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
撈

Origin & structure

Where 捞 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌劳

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

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

Made of

扌shǒu劳láo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 捞 step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Words with 捞

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

dǎ打lāo捞
HSK 7-9

to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)

Open 打捞 page →
bǔ捕lāo捞

to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch

Open 捕捞 page →
lāo捞qǔ取

to dredge up; to scoop up from the water; to fish for; to gain (by improper…

Open 捞取 page →
dà大hǎi海lāo捞zhēn针

lit. to fish a needle from the sea

Open 大海捞针 page →
lāo捞yī一bǎ把

to profiteer

Open 捞一把 page →
lāo捞qián钱

lit. to dredge for money

Open 捞钱 page →
shuǐ水zhōng中lāo捞yuè月

(lit.) to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)

Open 水中捞月 page →
hǎi海dǐ底lāo捞yuè月

see 水中捞月

Open 海底捞月 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 捞’s common words

打捕取大海针一把

Ready to master 捞?

Trace 捞 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids, pinyin, and stroke-order breakdowns.

Practice 捞 onlineGenerate worksheet PDFBrowse all of HSK 7-9 →