撸 meaning and stroke order
To reprimand; to fire an employee
How to write 撸, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 撸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (dialect) to grasp (sth long or cylindrical) and slide the hand up or down
- (dialect) to fire (an employee)
- (dialect) to reprimand
How 撸 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 鲁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 撸
撸 combines the hand radical 扌 with 鲁 (lǔ), which gives the sound. Picture a hand sliding along something, which is the core action of 撸 (lū).
撸 is informal and dialectal. It often means sliding your hand along something, as in 撸袖子 (lū xiùzi, to roll up your sleeves), and it can also mean to fire someone or to scold them. Example: 他被老板撸了。(Tā bèi lǎobǎn lū le.) He got fired by the boss.
Common mistake: Learners often read 撸 with the third tone because of its phonetic part 鲁 (lǔ), but 撸 is first tone, lū. Also do not confuse it with 噜 (lū), which has the mouth radical 口 and appears in sound words like 咕噜 (gūlū).
撸 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 撸
How many strokes are in 撸?
撸 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 撸 mean?
撸 (lū) means to reprimand; to fire an employee.
How do you pronounce 撸?
撸 is pronounced lū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 撸?
The radical of 撸 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 撸 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 撸?
The traditional form of 撸 is 擼. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 撸 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 撸 a polite word to use?
No, it is casual and colloquial. In some internet slang it also has vulgar meanings, so avoid it in formal writing and with people you do not know well.
What does 撸猫 mean?
撸猫 (lū māo) is popular internet slang meaning to pet or stroke a cat. It comes from the sense of sliding your hand along something.