搂 Strokes Write it Listen 搂 lǒu to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 扌 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from扌meaningshǒuhand娄soundlóua constellation; to wear; surname How it works扌 hints at the meaning (hand), and 娄 lóu hints at the sound.