gathering or drawing close
Both words express the action of bringing things or people together or making them approach.
拢 (lǒng): To gather together — Stroke Order & Writing Guide
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Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 拢 works in context.
Both words express the action of bringing things or people together or making them approach.
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 拢 is used in context
The hand (扌) gathers or brings things together, like a dragon (龙) coiling or uniting — to collect, close, or approach.
draw close to; approach
Bring together / Win over
He collected the scattered documents.
Everyone gathered together to discuss.
Please close the book and put it away.