Dong Chinese dictionary

lāo

scoop out of water

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

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

勞 Sound component

láo

labor

Definitions

lāo

scoop out of water; dredge, fish; to fish up; to dredge up

Most common words with 撈

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	捞	to fish up
	打捞	to salvage
	捕捞	to catch
	大海捞针	lit. to fish a needle from the sea
	捞钱	lit. to dredge for money

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