围拢 (wéi lǒng) — to crowd around, to gather around (of people)

Definition

A verb meaning people move in and gather around a point (a person, news, an event). Often takes 过来/在…身边 to show direction or position.

verb

to crowd aroundto gather around (of people)

围拢。
Dà jiā tīng dào xiāo xi hòu dōu wéi lǒng guò lái wèn qíng kuàng.
After hearing the news, everyone crowded around to ask about the situation.
围拢。
Hái zi men hào qí dì wéi lǒng zài lǎo shī shēn biān.
The children curiously gathered around the teacher.
围拢。
Rén qún cóng sì miàn bā fāng xiàng guǎng chǎng wéi lǒng.
The crowd converged on the square from all directions.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

围wéisurround

拢lǒnggather together

'围' is to surround, and '拢' is to gather together, so it means crowding around.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圍; 围 is its simplified writing.

囗韋圍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéienclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

韋

韋wéi圍wéi

Same sound today

The traditional form 圍 pairs 囗 (enclosure) with 韋, which gives the sound; 围 is the simplified form of 圍.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 攏; 拢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

龍

龍lóng攏lǒng

Same sound today

The traditional form 攏 combines 手 (hand) with 龍 for sound; the simplified 拢 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical 龍.