掳掠
lǔ​lüè

plunder

掳 lǔ capture Simplified

To catch 虏 someone by the hand 扌; 虏 also provides the pronunciation

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
虏
虏 SoundMeaning component
lǔ to capture

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

掠 lüè rob

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 京 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

京
京 Sound component
jīng capital city

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·raŋs
ɡ·raɡ
Unicodeliɑk

說文解字

奪取也。从手京聲。本音亮。《唐韻》或作擽。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

擄 capture Traditional

To catch 虜 someone by the hand 扌; 虜 also provides the pronunciation

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
虜
虜 SoundMeaning component
lǔ to capture

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangraːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang