攏 meaning and stroke order
To collect, to bring together
How to write 攏, stroke by stroke
19 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 攏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to gather together; to collect
- to approach; to draw near to
- to add; to sum up
- to comb (hair)
How 攏 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 龍 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 攏
The hand 扌 on the left shows the action, and 龍 (lóng, dragon) on the right gives the sound. Picture a hand gathering a long, scattered dragon back into one tight coil to remember "bring together" with a sound close to lóng.
攏 (lǒng) is the traditional form. In mainland China it is written 拢. It appears in words like 拉攏 (lālǒng, to win someone over) and 靠攏 (kàolǒng, to draw close), and it can also mean to comb or tidy hair. Example: 她把頭髮攏到耳後。(Tā bǎ tóufa lǒng dào ěr hòu.) She tucked her hair behind her ear.
Common mistake: Learners often say it with the second tone like 龍 (lóng), but 攏 is third tone, lǒng. Also do not confuse it with 聾 (lóng, deaf), which has 耳 under 龍 instead of 扌 on the left.
Common words with 攏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 攏
How many strokes are in 攏?
攏 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 攏 mean?
攏 (lǒng) means to collect, to bring together. A common word with it is 拉拢 (lālǒng), meaning "to rope in; fig. to involve sb".
How do you pronounce 攏?
攏 is pronounced lǒng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 攏?
The radical of 攏 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 攏 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 攏?
攏 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 拢, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 合不攏嘴 mean?
合不攏嘴 (hé bù lǒng zuǐ) means unable to close one's mouth, usually from smiling or laughing so much. For example, 笑得合不攏嘴 means grinning from ear to ear.
Does 拉攏 have a negative meaning?
Often, yes. 拉攏 (lālǒng) usually suggests winning someone over for your own purposes, such as forming a faction or getting an advantage. For a neutral idea of uniting people, 團結 (tuánjié) is more common.