捞
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to fish up; to dredge up
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 手 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 撈
- Common rank
- #2,441
- Unicode
- U+635E
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
scoop up · Heisig RSH #2127
fingers + 劳 labor
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 捞
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水中捞月 | (lit.) to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom); (fig.) a hopeless endeavor | |
| 海底捞月 | 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 | lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) | |
| 海底捞针 | see 大海撈針|大海捞针[da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1] | |
| 捞油水 | (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means) | |
| 水果捞 | fruit medley in coconut milk – a chilled dessert consisting of assorted fresh fruits serve… | |
| 海底捞 | Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994 | |
| 捞外快 | to make extra money | |
| 捞一把 | to profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage | |
| 捞什子 | encumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial); nuisance | |
| 沙捞越 | Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲 | |
| 打捞 | to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea) | |
| 救捞局 | sea rescue service; lifeboat service | |
| 捞本 | to get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings | |
| 捞女 | (slang) gold digger; woman who pursues men for money | |
| 捞钱 | lit. to dredge for money; to make money by reprehensible means; to fish for a quick buck | |
| 捞取 | to dredge up; to scoop up from the water; to fish for; to gain (by improper means) | |
| 捞稻草 | (fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation); to take advantage of the situation (unscrupul… | |
| 捕捞 | to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch | |
| 渔捞 | fishing (as a commercial activity) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 劳 — compare how they read.