勞 to console, to pity, sympathize, physical labor, work, toil, be kind, considerate, to reward effort 𤇾,炎,炏,力,

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On-yomi [ Toggle rōmaji ]

ロウ
RO　U

Kun-yomi

ろう(する　･　いたわ(る　･　いた(ずき　･　ねぎら(う　･　つか(れる　･　ねぎら(い
ro　u　su　ru　･　i　ta　wa　ru　･　i　ta　zu　ki　･　ne　gi　ra　u　･　tsu　ka　re　ru　･　ne　gi　ra　i

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𤇾

× HTML entity: 𤇾 surrounded by dazzle, group of buddies spurting together, actions in a cave o' wonders, flashing all around, Chinese service provider with both feet placed into service simultaneously

　GLITTERING, DAZZLING, FIERY IN HEAT and SURROUND
…or: multiple FLAMING MALES, ERECTIONS IN PURSUIT OF SERVICE PROVIDERS and SURROUNDING
　

炎

エン,ほのお inflammation accompanying an illness, much burning, a burning sensation; two flaming together, glittering, dazzling, fiery; two buddies, spreading flames or inflammation

　ON FIRE AND BURNING (doubled)
　

炏

× inflammation accompanying an illness, much burning, a burning sensation; two flaming together, glittering, dazzling, fiery; two buddies, spreading flames or inflammation

　ON FIRE AND BURNING (doubled)
　

力

リョク,リキ,リイ,ちから force, power, strength, effort

　QUICK MOVEMENT IN ANY DIRECTION and TENSE FOR A LONG TIME WITH GASPING
…or: ERECTION through NO-LONGER-INTEGRATED FOOT
　

Meanings of elements

INFLAMMATION ACCOMPANYING AN ILLNESS, MUCH BURNING, A BURNING SENSATION and SURROUND with EFFORT
…or: two FLAMING ERECTIONS IN PURSUIT OF SITTING PERSON to SURROUND with ERECTION in NO-LONGER-INTEGRATED FOOT

Formerly in Chinese meaning TO CONSOLE, that in English (coincidentally?) literally means「with soles, soles together」of the feet no less…「Surrounded by multiple flames with effort」that illuminated all sides of a work area: perhaps holding torches so that others can LABOR at night is KIND and CONSIDERATE (someone needs to do that for others to work), and maybe, bringing light to someone working at night shows PITY and SYMPATHY while TOILING. The problem with this interpretation, as is usually the case, is that it cannot possibly explain all the external source-given meanings such as FRAIL and CUTE.
Yet, elements as「two on fire flaming」「surrounding erection in no-longer-integrated foot, requiring effort and work」can also refer to one service provider as an asset being put to maximized use by a shaman with two flaming clients simultaneously as both an example of LABOR with one in each no-longer-integrated foot, as something the other service providers might PITY, or with whom they may SYMPATHIZE and CONSOLE「with soles, soles together.」…the Chinese simplified glyph (劳) uses elements of「emerging shafts」as the uppermost element, noting that actual plants don't often perform manual labor in the traditional sense, not possessing much muscle tissue: Japanese meanings of「to make work, frail and cute, adorable, lovely, heartrending」seem to derive from a young, small and frail but cute female person working diligently to please others who are older, larger and stronger.

External source definitions …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may include extended definitions, euphemisms, and mnemonics)
Chinese: to console; toil
Japanese EDRDG: thank for, reward for
Unihan extended: labor, toil, do manual work

Always keep in mind that these glyphs most likely were originally designed by groups of clever old men as vulgar riddles for their own entertainment (see 籒 for that), representing Chinese society many thousands of years ago, but intended NOT as a written or spoken language when created. If these glyphs had been intended for language use, the sages could not have possibly designed a worse system! Is it truly possible that all these glyphs started out as off-color jokes and puzzles? Yes! It is, and often with multiple correct answers to each riddle, the same as is true today. Sex had no shame in ancient China. Why would it? But, have there been necessary rewrites and altered explanations of the original elemental meanings over the centuries?

No one is suggesting these glyphs depict contemporary life in China, Japan, or anywhere else. This site describes glyph meanings, not people. These glyphs however, describe many and various things, including people, long before there were any notions of becoming politically incorrect. The question to be answered is, should these glyphs continue being used, by anyone, anywhere, for expressing language? (More...) Despite how seemingly bad our human existence is today, do you actually believe that the so-called good old days were any better? Or could they have been worse?

By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs, you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any lexicon. This site explains multiple meanings of glyphs ignored or censored by other sources, generally as being too embarrassing to admit today.