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掳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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掳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
掳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

掳 Stroke Order — How to Write 掳

Stroke Order

掳 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

掳 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌虏

掳 is an ideographic compound. To catch 虏 someone by the hand 扌; 虏 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 扌 + 8 more strokes

掳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • lǔ

Meanings of 掳 in Chinese

1

lǔ掳

To abduct; to kidnap; to seize and carry off by force (e.g., people, goods).
那个海盗团伙曾多次在海上掳掠商船。
That pirate gang had repeatedly plundered merchant ships at sea.

Common Words and Phrases with 掳

1
lǔ掳lüè掠
To loot, pillage, or plunder; to rob and seize goods, often violently or during chaos.
海盗经常在公海上掳掠商船上的财物
Pirates often plunder goods from merchant ships on the high seas.

More words with 掳

  • lú掳zǒu走kidnap, abduct

Idioms with 掳

  • jiān奸yín淫lǔ掳lüè掠rape and plunder
  • xuān揎quán拳lǔ掳xiù袖roll up sleeves, clench fists, ready to fight
  • lǔ掳xiù袖xuān揎quán拳Roll up sleeves, clench fists, ready to fight
  • huī挥quán拳lǔ掳xiù袖raise fists and roll up sleeves
  • jiān奸lǔ掳shāo烧shā杀rape, plunder, burn, and kill

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Questions about 掳

What does 掳 mean in Chinese?

掳 (lǔ) means “To abduct” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 掳?

掳 is pronounced lǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 掳 have?

掳 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 掳?

掳 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 掳?

The radical of 掳 is 扌, and 掳 is an ideographic compound.

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