捞 (lāo): Fish for — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 捞

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 捞

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

捞

扌hand

劳labor

捞=

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 捞

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5.

How to Use 捞

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 捞 works in context.

Single HSK word

捞 appears in the HSK word 打捞, meaning "Salvage / Fish out".

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 捞 is used in context

tā他

zài在

hé河

biān边

yòng用

wǎng网

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扌hand

+劳labor

The hand (扌) pulls or scoops something from water, like a net (劳) working in a river — to fish out or salvage.

dǎ打

lāo捞

Salvage / Fish out

lāo

捞

yú鱼

。

He catches fish with a net by the river

tā他

yòng用

wǎng网

cóng从

hé河

lǐ里

lāo捞

yú鱼

。

He uses a net to fish from the river.

mā妈

ma妈

cóng从

guō锅

lǐ里

lāo捞

chū出

zhǔ煮

hǎo好

de的

miàn面

tiáo条

。

Mom takes the cooked noodles out of the pot

zhè这

ge个

guān官

yuán员

yīn因

lāo捞

qián钱

bèi被

diào调

chá查

。

This official is investigated for obtaining money illegally

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