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褛

褸
lǚ
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 褴褛) ragged; tattered

Examples

HSK 7-9
流浪的孩子衣衫褴褛。
Liúlàng de háizi yīshān lánlǚ.
The wandering child was dressed in tattered rags.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

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

Components

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.

Stroke Order

褛 lǚ