Pinyin "lou1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "lou1" is split up into two parts: "l" and "ou1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "l"

L is for Sir Lancelot.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou1"

In front of the outhouse.

Characters pronounced lou1

搂
摟
lo̅u = l + ou1
to draw towards oneself / to gather / to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc) / to grab (money) / to extort
搂 = 娄 + 扌 : In front of the outhouse (ou1) Sir Lancelot (l) is drawing (搂) everyone into his lunar mansion (娄) using a toy claw (扌).
䁖
瞜
lo̅u = l + ou1
to glance at