拢 (lǒng) — to gather, to bring together (also used for combing/smoothing hair); to approach, to draw near; to add up, to total
Definition
拢 (lǒng) is a less-common verb meaning to gather things together or to add up figures (e.g. 拢账 'total the accounts'). It also describes smoothing or tucking hair.
verb
to gatherto bring together (also used for combing/smoothing hair)to approachto draw nearto add upto total
Easily confused
Examples
- 拢。Tā bǎ tóu fa lǒng dào ěr hòu.She smoothed her hair behind her ears.
- 拢。Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē zhǐ lǒng dào yì qǐ.Please gather these papers together.
- 拢。Nǐ bāng wǒ lǒng yí xià zhàng.Help me total up the accounts.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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.
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.
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