撸

撸 · lū

(dialect) to grasp (sth long or cylindrical) and slide the hand up or down; (dialect) to fire (an employee); (dialect) to reprimand

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
lū
Cantonese
lou5
Definition source
CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0

(dialect) to grasp (sth long or cylindrical) and slide the hand up or down; (dialect) to fire (an employee); (dialect) to reprimand

Dictionary definitions & readings

撸 lū · (dialect) to grasp (sth long or cylindrical) and slide the hand up or down; (dialect) to fire (an employee); (dialect) to reprimand

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0735.060:lū Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
232.040:lū Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
XQNWA Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5706 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0457.161 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+64B8
Radical
手 · 64
Strokes
15
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #5864

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

15 strokes
撸
Strokes
15
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

15 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

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Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

擼

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
31961.031
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
31961.031
kIRGKangXi
0457.161
kKangXi
0457.161
kCangjie
XQNWA
kFourCornerCode
5706
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-5F23
kRSUnicode
64.12
kTotalStrokes
15
kEACC
4C354A
kGB0
6303
kTGH
2013:5864
kCantonese
lou5
kMandarin
lū
kTGHZ2013
232.040:lū
kXHC1983
0735.060:lū
kTraditionalVariant
U+64FC

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Structure & connections

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Shape description
扌 beside 鲁 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰扌鲁$(G)
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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰扌鲁$(G)

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