Keyword
to dredge up
- to fish for
- to scoop out of the water
- Frequency
- #2463
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
lāo
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 劳 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
捞
to fish up; to dredge up
捕捞
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch
打捞
to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)
捞钱
lit. to dredge for money; to make money by reprehensible means; to fish for a quick buck
捞取
to dredge up; to scoop up from the water; to fish for; to gain (by improper means)
大海捞针
lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
沙捞越
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆罗洲
渔捞
fishing (as a commercial activity)
捞一把
to profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage
海底捞月
(mahjong) to complete one's hand on the last draw of the round
捞油水
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
捞什子
encumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial); nuisance