How to write 攏

攏 lǒng 动词 1. 湊起，總合。 (To gather together or sum up.) 2. 靠近，船隻靠岸。 (To come alongside, as in when a boat docks.) 3. 使不鬆散或不離開。 (To keep from loosening or leaving.) 4. 梳，用梳子整理頭髮。 (To comb or arrange hair with a comb.) 5. 合上，聚集。 (To close or bring together.) 本义: 聚合，合攏 (Original meaning: to gather or coalesce.) 造字法: 形聲。从手，龍聲。 (Character formation method: phonetic-semantic; comprises the elements for "hand" and "dragon" sound.) 1. 同本义 (En: gather together) 引例: 郭璞《江賦》：攏萬川乎巴樑。 (Quote: Guo Pu's "River Ode": Gather the rivers at Ba Liang.) 2. 總計;合計 (En: sum up) 例: 攏一攏帳; 攏統(總共) (Example: Sum up the accounts or total.) 3. 梳理;整理 (En: comb) 引例: 《紅樓夢》：(英: 湘雲)便在石蹬上重新勻了臉，攏了鬢，連忙起身，同着來至紅香圃中。 (Quote: In "Dream of the Red Chamber": (Translated:) She quickly tidied her hair on the stone steps and hurried to the fragrant garden.) 4. 傍靠 (En: come alongside) 引例: 《樂府詩集·丁仙芝·江南曲》：知郎舊時意，且請攏船頭。 (Quote: "Yuefu Poetry Collection": Knowing your old intentions, please dock the boat.) 例: 攏家(回家); 攏岸; 攏船(撐船靠岸); 攏邊(靠近旁邊) (Examples: Come home; dock at the shore; pull the boat to shore; get closer to the side.) 5. 接近 (En: be near) 例: 攏帳(走近) (Example: Approach the tent.) 6. 彈奏絃樂器的一種指法。用指在弦上上下按捺 (En: make a light tap on pipa string) 引例: 白居易《琵琶行》：輕攏慢捻抹復挑。 (Quote: Bai Juyi's "Pipa Song": Gently tapping and lightly pinching while playing.)