捞
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to fish up; to dredge up
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How 捞 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 劳 (phonetic, láo)
How to remember it
scoop up · Heisig RSH #2127
fingers + 劳 labor
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 劳
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 劳 (láo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劳 sound component | láo | to labor, to toil; to do manual work |
| 痨 | láo | tuberculosis |
| 涝 | lào | to inundate, to flood; torrent |
| 唠 | lào | to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk |
| 崂 | láo | Laoshan, a mountain in Shandong |
| 耢 | lào | a kind of farm tool |
| 铹 | láo | lawrencium |
Words containing 捞
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水中捞月 | shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè | (lit.) to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom); (fig.) a hopeless endeavor |
| 海底捞月 | hǎi dǐ lāo yuè | see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shui3 zhong1 lao1 yue4]; (mahjong) to complete one's hand on the last draw o… |
| 大海捞针 | dà hǎi lāo zhēn | lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) |
| 海底捞针 | hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn | see 大海撈針|大海捞针[da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1] |
| 捞油水 | lāo yóu shuǐ | (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means) |
| 水果捞 | shuǐ guǒ lāo | fruit medley in coconut milk – a chilled dessert consisting of assorted fresh fruits serve… |
| 海底捞 | Hǎi dǐ lāo | Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994 |
| 捞外快 | lāo wài kuài | to make extra money |
| 捞一把 | lāo yī bǎ | to profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage |
| 捞什子 | lāo shí zi | encumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial); nuisance |
| 沙捞越 | Shā lāo yuè | Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲 |
| 打捞 | dǎ lāo | to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea) |
| 救捞局 | jiù lāo jú | sea rescue service; lifeboat service |
| 捞本 | lāo běn | to get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings |
| 捞女 | lāo nǚ | (slang) gold digger; woman who pursues men for money |
| 捞钱 | lāo qián | lit. to dredge for money; to make money by reprehensible means; to fish for a quick buck |
| 捞取 | lāo qǔ | to dredge up; to scoop up from the water; to fish for; to gain (by improper means) |
| 捞稻草 | lāo dào cǎo | (fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation); to take advantage of the situation (unscrupul… |
| 捕捞 | bǔ lāo | to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch |
| 渔捞 | yú lāo | fishing (as a commercial activity) |