Definition & Meaning

1.storeyed building; tower

2.floor; storey

3.(used in shop names)

4.superstructure

5.Lou, a surname

Words & phrases

Word usage

Similar-form characters

Characters with lou

lóu

楼

Initial:lVideo guide

Final(T3):óuVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

13

Traditional:

樓

Level:

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1
n.storeyed building; tower
- bàn gōng lóu
  办公楼
  office building
- nà zuò dà lóu hěn piào liang
  那座大楼很漂亮。
  That building is very beautiful.
- mó tiān dà lóu
  摩天大楼
  skyscraper
2
n.floor; storey
- yī lóu
  一楼
  ground floor
- wǒ zhù èr lóu bù yòng zuò diàn tī
  我住二楼，不用坐电梯。
  I live on the second floor, so I don't need to take an elevator.
- wǒ zhù zài èr lóu nǐ zhù jǐ lóu
  我住在二楼。你住几楼？
  I live on the second floor. On which floor do you live?
3
n.(used in shop names)
- chá lóu
  茶楼
  tea shop
- jiǔ lóu
  酒楼
  restaurant
4
n.superstructure
- chéng lóu
  城楼
  city-gate tower
- jiàn lóu
  箭楼
  battlements
5
Lou, a surname

Words and phrases with 楼

楼厅
[word]balcony
楼市
[word]real estate market
楼座
[word]balcony
楼库
[word]paper storeyed building
楼主
[word]post opener
楼面
[word]floor
楼燕
[word]hawk swallow
楼梯
[word]staircase
楼地面
[word]flooring
楼堂馆所
[idiom]office buildings, large halls and guest house

Word usage

Note
In Chinese, the ground floor of a building above the ground is generally regarded as the first floor, and the first floor above the ground floor is the second floor.
common measure word
"楼" is often matched with measure word "层"or"栋"or"幢".
- 一层楼
  one floor
- 一栋楼
  one building
- 一幢楼
  one building

Similar-form characters to 楼

lóu
楼
lǒu
搂
lòu
镂
lóu
偻

Chinese Characters with pinyin lóu

娄
debilitated; go bad
喽
rank and file of a band of outlaws
蒌
used as a component of 蒌蒿
蝼
mole cricket
偻
a surname

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