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羅

简罗 · 繁羅

Mandarin · pinyin luó#

gauze
to collect
to gather
to catch
to sift

Mandarin · pinyin Luó#

surname Luo

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羅: Look up this written character
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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lo4

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character · Etymology 1

net for catching birds
sieve; sifter
gauze
to catch (birds) using a net
to gather together; to collect
to display; to spread out
to sift
a surname
Used in transcription.
Used in transcription. — (Korean Classical Chinese) short for 新羅 /新罗 (Xīnluó, “Silla”)

character · Etymology 2

gross (144)

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