娄
lóulǚ

surname

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

Components

米
米 Simplified component
mǐ rice

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

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman

Historical Pronunciations

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