褛 (lǚ): (in 褴褛) ragged; tattered

Meanings

流浪的孩子衣衫褴褛。

Liúlàng de háizi yīshān lánlǚ.

The wandering child was dressed in tattered rags.

旅人的衣服已破得褴褛。

Lǚrén de yīfu yǐ pò de lánlǚ.

The traveler's clothes were already worn to rags.

usage

褛 is a bound character appearing only in 褴褛 (ragged). It has no independent meaning or use in modern Chinese.

radical

衤 yī

clothing radical

The side form of the clothing radical 衣, marking the character as a garment word, here describing worn-out clothing.

phonetic

娄 lóu

to drag; empty

Provides the sound, read 娄 on its own and shifted to lǚ here. It contributes only the pronunciation.

褛 lǚ