撈

See also: 捞

撈	U+6488, 撈 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6488

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[U+6487]

CJK Unified Ideographs

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Translingual

Traditional	撈
Shinjitai (extended)	𢭐
Simplified	捞

Han character

撈 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手火火尸 (QFFS), four-corner 5902₇, composition ⿰扌勞)

Derived characters

𫬓

References

KangXi: page 453, character 23
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12679
Dae Jaweon: page 803, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1963, character 2
Unihan data for U+6488

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (勞) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
勞	raːw, raːws
撈	raːw, reːw
嘮	ruːw, hr'aːw
癆	raːw, raːw, *raːws
簩	*raːw
蟧	raːw, reːw
憥	*raːw
澇	raːwʔ, raːws
僗	*raːws
髝	*raːws
膋	*reːw
犖	*rraːwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *raːw, *reːw) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 勞 (OC *raːw, *raːws).

Etymology 1

trad.		撈
simp.		捞
alternative forms		𠔠 “to blanch”

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lāo (lao¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠ

(Chengdu, SP): nao¹
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): laau⁴, laau¹, lou⁴, lou¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): leu³
Gan (Wiktionary): lau¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): lèu

(Meixian, Guangdong): lêu² / lau¹
Jin (Wiktionary): lau¹
Min Bei (KCR): láu / lāu
Min Dong (BUC): lău / lô̤ / lò̤
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): lô / lô͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): liao⁵ / liou⁵ / lao⁵ / lao¹
Wu (Wiktionary): 'lau (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): lau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lao
  - Wade–Giles: lao¹
  - Yale: lāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhau
  - Palladius: лао (lao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: nao¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lao
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nau⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: laau⁴, laau¹, lou⁴, lou¹
  - Yale: làauh, lāau, lòuh, lōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laau⁴, laau¹, lou⁴, lou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lao⁴, lao¹, lou⁴, lou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːu̯²¹/, /laːu̯⁵⁵/, /lou̯²¹/, /lou̯⁵⁵/

Note:

laau4 - common;
laau1 - common variant;
lou4 - uncommon literary variant;
lou1 - rare variant in 撈本.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: leu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leu²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: lau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lau⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: leuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: leu²
  - Sinological IPA: /leu̯¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: lêu² / lau¹
  - Sinological IPA: /leu¹¹/, /lau⁴⁴/

Note:

Meixian:
- lêu2 - “to scoop up”;
- lau1 - “to gain by improper means”.

Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: lau¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /lau¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: láu / lāu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lau⁵⁴/, /lau⁵⁵/

Note:

láu - “to scoop up”;
lāu - “to look for”.

Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lău / lô̤ / lò̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃au⁵⁵/, /l̃ɔ²⁴²/, /l̃o⁵³/

Note:

lău - “to scoop up; to gain by improper means”;
lô̤ - “to scoop up”;
lò̤ - “to blanch”.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô
  - Tâi-lô: lô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: looi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lo²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô͘
  - Tâi-lô: lôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: liao⁵ / liou⁵ / lao⁵ / lao¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liâu / liôu / lâu / lau
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liau⁵⁵/, /liou⁵⁵/, /lau⁵⁵/, /lau³³/

Note:

liao5/liou5 - vernacular;
lao5 - literary;
lao1 - variant.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: 'lau (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʔlɔ⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: lau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɒu³³/

Middle Chinese: /lɑu/

Rime
Character	撈
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	魯刀切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɑu/
Pan Wuyun	/lɑu/
Shao Rongfen	/lɑu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/law/
Li Rong	/lɑu/
Wang Li	/lɑu/
Bernard Karlgren	/lɑu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	láo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lou⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*raːw/, /*reːw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	撈	撈
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	7648	7664
Phonetic component	勞	勞
Rime group	宵	宵
Rime subdivision	1	2
Corresponding MC rime	勞	聊
Old Chinese	/*raːw/	/*reːw/
Notes	見通俗文	見方言

Definitions

撈

to dredge up; to scoop out of water; to fish for
把金魚撈出來／把金鱼捞出来 ― bǎ jīnyú lāo chūlái ― to scoop a goldfish out

撈出粒螺絲／捞出粒螺丝 [Cantonese] ― laau⁴ ceot¹ lap¹ lo⁴ si¹ [Jyutping] ― to fish out a screw
(dialectal) to grab; to take up
(figurative) to gain by improper means
(Min Dong) to blanch; to scald; to cook briefly in boiling water
(Min Bei) to look for; to seek

Synonyms

(to dredge up): 撈取／捞取 (lāoqǔ)
(to look for):

Dialectal synonyms of 找 (“to look for, to seek, to search for”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		求, 尋, 覓₁
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		找, 尋找, 尋覓
Mandarin	Beijing	找
	Taiwan	找
	Tianjin	找
	Chengde	找
	Tangshan	找
	Cangzhou	找
	Baoding	找
	Shijiazhuang	找
	Chifeng	找
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	找
	Heihe	找
	Qiqihar	找
	Harbin	找
	Jiamusi	找
	Baicheng	找
	Changchun	找
	Tonghua	找
	Shenyang	找
	Dandong	找
	Jinzhou	找
	Dalian	找
	Yantai	找
	Yantai (Muping)	找
	Qingdao	找
	Lijin	找
	Zhucheng	找
	Jinan	找
	Jining	找
	Luoyang	尋, 找
	Wanrong	尋
	Shangqiu	找, 尋
	Yuanyang	尋
	Zhengzhou	找
	Lingbao	尋
	Xinyang	找
	Baihe	找
	Hanzhong	找
	Xi'an	尋, 找
	Baoji	找, 尋
	Yinchuan	找
	Tianshui	找, 尋
	Lanzhou	找
	Dunhuang	找
	Xining	尋
	Hami	找
	Ürümqi	找
	Wuhan	找, 尋
	Yichang	找
	Xiangyang	找
	Tianmen	找, 尋
	Hong'an	找
	Chengdu	找
	Nanchong	找
	Dazhou	找
	Hanyuan	找
	Xichang	找
	Zigong	找
	Chongqing	找
	Guiyang	找
	Zunyi	找
	Bijie	找
	Liping	找
	Zhaotong	找
	Dali	找
Kunming	找
Mengzi	尾
Guilin	找
Liuzhou	找
Changde	找
Anqing	找
Xuzhou	找
Fuyang	找
Wuhu	找
Yangzhou	找
Lianyungang	找
Lianshui	找
Nanjing	找
Hefei	找
Nantong	找
Malaysia	找
Singapore	找
Cantonese	Guangzhou	搵₂
	Hong Kong	搵₂
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	搵₂
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	尋
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	搵₂
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	搵₂
	Macau	搵₂
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	搵₂
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	搵₂
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	搵₂
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	搵₂
	Foshan	搵₂
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	搵₂
	Foshan (Shunde)	搵₂
	Foshan (Sanshui)	搵₂
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	搵₂
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	搵₂
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	搵₂
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	搵₂
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	搵₂
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	搵₂
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	搵₂
	Taishan	搵₂, 搵₃
	Kaiping (Chikan)	搵₂, 搵₃
	Enping (Niujiang)	搵₂
	Heshan (Yayao)	搵₂
	Dongguan	搵₂
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	尋, 搵₂
	Qingyuan	搵₂
	Fogang	搵₂
	Yingde (Hanguang)	搵₂
	Yangshan	搵₂
	Shaoguan	搵₂
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	搵₂
	Renhua	搵₂
	Lechang	搵₂
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	搵₂
	Sihui	搵₂
	Guangning	搵₂
	Deqing	搵₂
	Huaiji	搵₂
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	搵₂
	Yunfu	搵₂
	Xinxing	搵₂
	Luoding	搵₂
	Yunan (Pingtai)	搵₂
	Yangjiang	搵₂
	Xinyi	搵₂
	Lianjiang	搵₂
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	尋
	Nanning	搵₂
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	搵₂
	Penang (Guangfu)	搵₂
	Singapore (Guangfu)	搵₂
Gan	Nanchang	尋, 找
	Lichuan	尋
	Pingxiang	尋
Hakka	Meixian	尋
	Xingning	尋
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	尋
	Huidong (Daling)	尋
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	尋
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	尋
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	搵₂
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	尋
	Zijin	尋
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	尋
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	尋
	Liannan	尋
	Conghua (Lütian)	尋
	Jiexi	尋
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	尋
	Changting	尋
	Wuping	尋
	Wuping (Yanqian)	尋
	Wuping (Pingyu)	尋
	Liancheng	尋
	Ninghua	尋
	Yudu	尋
	Ningdu	尋
	Ruijin	尋
	Shicheng	尋
	Shangyou (Shexi)	尋
	Tonggu (Sandu)	尋
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	尋
	Dayu	尋
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	尋
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	尋
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	尋
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	尋
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	尋
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	尋
	Hong Kong	尋
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	搵₂, 跟
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	搵₂
	Xinyi (Sihe)	跟
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	跟
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	跟
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	跟
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	跟
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	跟
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	跟
	Mengshan (Xihe)	尋
	Luchuan	尋
	Senai (Huiyang)	尋
Huizhou	Jixi	尋
Huizhou	Shexian	尋
Jin	Taiyuan	尋, 找
	Yangyuan	找, 尋
	Datong	尋
	Xinzhou	尋
	Lishi	尋
	Linfen	尋
	Changzhi	找, 尋
	Linhe	找, 尋
	Jining	找
	Hohhot	找, 尋
	Erenhot	找
	Pingshan	找
	Zhangjiakou	找
	Handan	找
	Linzhou	找
	Suide	尋
Min Bei	Jian'ou	撈
	Songxi	撈
	Zhenghe	撈
	Jianyang	撈
	Wuyishan	撈
	Pucheng (Shibei)	撈
Min Dong	Fuzhou	討, 尋
	Changle	討
	Fuqing	討
	Yongtai	討
	Gutian	討, 撈
	Pingnan	撈
	Fu'an	揣
	Ningde	尋
	Xiapu	揣
	Zherong	揣
	Shouning	撈
	Zhouning	揣
	Fuding	揣
	Matsu	討
	Singapore (Fuqing)	討
Min Nan	Xiamen	揣, 覓₁
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	揣
	Quanzhou	揣, 覓₁
	Jinjiang	揣
	Shishi	揣
	Yongchun	揣
	Zhangzhou	揣, 覓₁
	Zhao'an	揣
	Taipei	揣
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	揣
	Kaohsiung	揣
	Yilan	揣
	Changhua (Lukang)	揣
	Taichung	揣
	Tainan	揣
	Hsinchu	揣
	Kinmen	揣
	Penghu (Magong)	揣
	Penang (Hokkien)	揣
	Singapore (Hokkien)	揣
	Manila (Hokkien)	揣
	Longyan	揣
	Datian	揣
	Chaozhou	揣
	Shantou	揣
	Shantou (Chenghai)	揣
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	揣
	Jieyang	揣
	Haifeng	揣
	Bangkok (Teochew)	揣
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	揣
	Singapore (Teochew)	揣
	Leizhou	覓₃
	Wenchang	覓₃, 揣
	Haikou	覓₃
	Singapore (Hainanese)	覓₃
Puxian Min	Putian	揣
Min Zhong	Yong'an	撈
	Sanyuan	撈
	Shaxian	撈
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	搵₂
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	搵₂
Wu	Shanghai	尋
	Shanghai (Chongming)	尋
	Suzhou	尋
	Danyang	尋
	Hangzhou	尋
	Ningbo	尋
	Wenzhou	尋
	Jinhua	尋
Xiang	Changsha	尋
	Loudi	尋
	Shuangfeng	尋

Descendants

→ Zhuang: lauz

Compounds

七撈八攘／七捞八攘
大撈一票／大捞一票
大撈一筆／大捞一笔
大海撈針／大海捞针 (dàhǎilāozhēn)
打撈／打捞 (dǎlāo)
打淨撈乾／打净捞干
打鳳撈龍／打凤捞龙
捕撈／捕捞 (bǔlāo)
撈一把／捞一把
撈一票／捞一票
撈兒／捞儿
撈凌／捞凌
撈取／捞取 (lāoqǔ)
撈嘴／捞嘴
撈捕／捞捕
撈採／捞采
撈摝／捞摝

撈摸／捞摸
撈撈搭搭／捞捞搭搭
撈攏／捞拢
撈攘／捞攘
撈本／捞本
撈梢／捞梢
撈毛的／捞毛的
撈油水／捞油水
撈漉／捞漉
撈稻草／捞稻草
撈籠／捞笼
撈繒／捞缯
撈菱／捞菱
撈起嘴巴／捞起嘴巴
撈過界／捞过界
撈金／捞金
撈鈴／捞铃

撈錢／捞钱 (lāoqián)
撈麵／捞面 (lāomiàn)
撈龍／捞龙
撿洋撈／捡洋捞
攬撈／揽捞
東撈西摸／东捞西摸
東海撈針／东海捞针 (dōnghǎilāozhēn)
水中撈月／水中捞月 (shuǐzhōng-lāoyuè)
水底撈月／水底捞月
水底撈針／水底捞针 (shuǐdǐlāozhēn)
河撈／河捞
洋撈／洋捞
海中撈月／海中捞月
海底撈月／海底捞月 (hǎidǐ lāoyuè)
海底撈針／海底捞针 (hǎidǐlāozhēn)
混水撈魚／混水捞鱼
漁撈／渔捞 (yúlāo)

Etymology 2

trad.		撈
simp.		捞

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): láo (lao²)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: láo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: láo
  - Wade–Giles: lao²
  - Yale: láu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lau
  - Palladius: лао (lao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵/

Definitions

撈

Used in 撈什子／捞什子, alternative form of 勞什子／劳什子 (láoshízi).

Etymology 3

trad.		撈
simp.		捞
alternative forms		攎／𢫘

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): lou¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lau¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou¹
  - Yale: lōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lau³³/

Definitions

撈

Compounds

依撈七／依捞七
同撈同煲／同捞同煲
唔撈／唔捞
大撈家／大捞家
撈世界／捞世界
撈亂／捞乱
撈仔／捞仔
撈低／捞低
撈偏／捞偏
撈偏門／捞偏门
撈到化／捞到化
撈到正／捞到正
撈到衰／捞到衰
撈到霉／捞到霉
撈唔埋／捞唔埋
撈唔掂／捞唔掂
撈唔起／捞唔起

撈嘢／捞嘢
撈女／捞女
撈家／捞家
撈得埋／捞得埋
撈得掂／捞得掂
撈應／捞应
撈檬／捞檬
撈水尾／捞水尾
撈水蟹／捞水蟹
撈汁／捞汁
撈滑／捞滑
撈生意／捞生意
撈耷／捞耷
撈賭／捞赌
撈起／捞起 (lāoqǐ)
撈過界／捞过界

撈長錢／捞长钱
撈雞／捞鸡
撈雞／捞鸡
撈靜水／捞静水
撈頭／捞头
撈頭水／捞头水
撈飯／捞饭
撈飯貓都唔食／捞饭猫都唔食
撈麵／捞面 (lāomiàn)
白撈／白捞
秘撈／秘捞
識撈／识捞
豉油撈飯／豉油捞饭
電視汁撈飯／电视汁捞饭
魚翅撈飯／鱼翅捞饭
𢯎撈／𢯎捞

Etymology 4

trad.		撈
simp.		捞

From 撈鬆／捞松 (laau1 sung1).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): laau¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: laau¹
  - Yale: lāau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lao¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːu̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

撈

(Cantonese, derogatory) non-Cantonese Chinese; northern Chinese; Mandarin-speaking Chinese
東北撈／东北捞 [Cantonese] ― dung¹ bak¹ laau¹ [Jyutping] ― Northeasterner

Compounds

撈婆／捞婆
撈話／捞话

撈閪／捞閪
撈頭／捞头

Etymology 5

trad.		撈
simp.		捞
alternative forms		葫 ⿰布瓜

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Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): hô͘

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô͘
  - Tâi-lô: hôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ²³/

Definitions

撈

(Hokkien) to dredge up; to scoop out of water; to fish for

Japanese

Shinjitai	𢭐
Kyūjitai	撈

Kanji

撈

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𢭐)

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Readings

Go-on: ろう (rō)^{←らう (rau, historical)}
Kan-on: ろう (rō)^{←らう (rau, historical)}
Kan’yō-on: りょう (ryō)
Kun: とる (toru, 撈る); すくいあげ (sukuiage)

Korean

Hanja

撈 • (ro>no) (hangeul 로>노, revised ro>no, McCune–Reischauer ro>no, Yale lo>no)

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Vietnamese

Han character

撈: Hán Nôm readings: lau, lao, lạo, trau

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