拢 lǒng to collect
to collect; to bring together
How to remember 拢: 扌 hand + 龙 dragon = to collect. At the New Year parade, the kids who carry the paper dragon hold out a hand to collect coins from the crowd.
Component breakdown
拢 = 扌 hand + 龙 dragon
- 扌 hand
- 龙 dragon
At the New Year parade, the kids who carry the paper dragon hold out a hand to collect coins from the crowd.
How it is used
- To gather/draw together: 拉拢 (lālǒng) to win over / rope in (someone to one's side), 靠拢 (kàolǒng) to close ranks/move nearer, 合拢 (hélǒng) to close up.
- 拢共 (lǒnggòng) = all told, in total. 收拢 (shōulǒng) = to gather in.