Lóu

surname

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approved by Peter Olson · Aug 20, 2021, 09:22 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Aug 20, 2021, 09:22 PM

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Simplified form of . Depicts two hands holding a woman's () waist. Based on the original meaning "hug", now written as . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

Simplified component
rice

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character depicting two hands holding a waist.

Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman

Historical Pronunciations

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Readings & variants
Unicode