掠 (luě:) — to plunder, to loot (as in 掠夺); to skim past, to brush over (as in 掠过); (calligraphy) left-slanting stroke (as in 掠笔)
Definition
A bound verb fragment meaning 'to plunder' or 'to skim past' — only appears inside compounds like 掠夺 and 掠过. The calligraphy sense (left-slanting stroke) is unrelated.
bound form
to plunderto loot (as in 掠夺)to skim pastto brush over (as in 掠过)(calligraphy) left-slanting stroke (as in 掠笔)
Examples
- 。Dí rén luě: duó le zhè zuò chéng shì de cái fù.The enemy plundered the wealth of this city.
- 。Yí zhèn wēi fēng cóng hú miàn luě: guò.A light breeze skimmed across the lake surface.
- 。Yàn zi dī fēi luě: guò shuǐ miàn.Swallows flew low, skimming the water surface.
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.
掠 pairs 手, showing action by the hand, with 京, which gives the sound.
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