攏 Stroke Order

攏 lǒng 1. To gather together; to combine. - Example: gather together; summarize; aggregate. 2. To come close; to dock (for boats). - Example: dock at the shore; pull alongside. 3. To prevent from loosening or separating. - Example: collecting (keeping); a tone (sound); holding a child in one's arms. 4. To comb; to tidy hair. - Example: to comb hair. 5. To close; to gather. - Example: she laughed so hard that her mouth could not close. 攏 lǒng 1. To gather together (same as the basic meaning). - Reference: Guo Pu's "River Rhyme": "Gather the rivers at Ba Liang." - Example: to gather money. 2. To sum up; to total. - Example: to sum up an account; to total up (altogether). 3. To comb; to organize. - Reference: From "Dream of the Red Chamber": "Xiang Yun stepped onto the stone steps, tidied her face, and combed her hair, then hurried to the Hong Xiang Garden." 4. To come alongside. - Reference: From "Yuefu Poetry Collection": "Knowing the lady's old intentions, please bring the boat alongside." - Example: return home; dock; pull the boat to shore; come close (to the side). 5. To be near. - Example: to approach the curtain (draw near). 6. A certain technique of playing string instruments; lightly pressing the strings with fingers. - Reference: Bai Juyi's "Lute Song": "Lightly tapping and slowly plucking."