囉 meaning and stroke order
Long-winded, verbose
How to write 囉, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 囉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (final exclamatory particle)
- used in 囉唆|啰唆[luo1 suo5] and 囉嗦|啰嗦[luo1 suo5]
- used in 囉唣|啰唣[luo2 zao4]
How 囉 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 羅 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 囉
囉 combines 口 (mouth) with 羅 (luó), which gives the sound. Picture a mouth that keeps going like a long net 羅 of words, and you have someone long-winded.
囉 (luō) rarely appears alone. It mostly shows up in 囉嗦 or 囉唆 (luōsuo), meaning wordy or annoyingly fussy, and in the loanword 哈囉 (hāluō), hello. Example: 你別囉嗦了。(Nǐ bié luōsuo le.) Stop nagging.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write just 羅 without the 口 on the left, but 羅 alone means a net or a surname, not chatter. Also note that the second syllable of 囉嗦 is usually neutral tone: luōsuo, not luōsuō.
Common words with 囉
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 哈囉 | hāluō | hello (loanword) | |
| 囉嗦 | luōsuo | variant of 囉唆|啰唆[luo1 suo5] | |
| 囉唆 | luōsuo | long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky |
Questions about 囉
How many strokes are in 囉?
囉 is written with 22 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 囉 mean?
囉 (luō) means long-winded, verbose. A common word with it is 哈啰 (hāluō), meaning "hello (loanword)".
How do you pronounce 囉?
囉 is pronounced luō, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 囉?
The radical of 囉 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 囉 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 囉?
囉 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 啰, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why do I see both 囉 and 啰?
囉 is the traditional form and 啰 is the simplified form used in mainland China. They are the same word, so 囉嗦 and 啰嗦 mean the same thing.
How is 囉 used as a sentence-final particle?
Read with a neutral tone (luo), it ends a sentence to add a light, obvious or reassuring feeling, a bit like 了 or 啦. For example, 好囉 (hǎo luo) can mean all right then, that settles it.