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verb #20,562

Meanings

  1. 1 to gather together
  2. 2 to collect
  3. 3 to bring close
  4. 4 to approach
  5. 5 to comb (hair)
  6. 6 to add up

Examples

她把散落的文件拢在一起。
Tā bǎ sànluò de wénjiàn lǒng zài yīqǐ.
She gathered the scattered documents together.
船慢慢靠拢到岸边。
Chuán mànmàn kào lǒng dào àn biān.
The boat slowly drew close to the shore.

Tips

usage
拢 often appears in compounds: 合拢 (hélong, to close/fold together), 归拢 (guīlǒng, to put in order), 靠拢 (kàolǒng, to draw near / to come alongside). The core idea is bringing things into a unified, compact state.

Stroke Order

拢 lǒng