Meaning
fussy; talkative; subordinate in a gang of bandits; (surname); gauze; to collect
Chinese: 罗列、搜集；也可作姓氏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “luo” becomes a different word in each tone. 罗 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 罗经luó jīngcompass; same as 罗盘
- 罗口luó kǒurib collar; rib top of socks
- 张罗zhāng luoto take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc)
- 罗拉luó lāroller (loanword)
- 收罗shōu luóto gather (people); to collect (talent); to come to an end
Example Sentence
桌上罗列着各种水果。Zhuō shàng luó liè zhe gè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ.Various fruits are spread out on the table.
桌Zhuōtable上shàngon罗列luó lièto list着zhe(ongoing action)各种gè zhǒngevery kind of水果shuǐ guǒfruit。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 羅 (a net 罒 over silk 维): a net for catching birds — ‘a net; to catch with a net; to collect, gather; to spread out, display; a fine silk gauze; a common surname’ (罗列, 网罗, 张罗).
A way to remember it
A net that gathers — to collect, to lay out (罗列); also a surname.