嘍 meaning and stroke order
Used in onomatopoetic expressions
How to write 嘍, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 嘍
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits
- (final particle equivalent to 了[le5])
- (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)
How 嘍 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 婁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 嘍
The mouth 口 (kǒu) on the left tells you this character is about sound or speech, and 婁 (lóu) on the right gives the sound lóu. Picture a mouth calling out "lou" at the end of a sentence.
As lóu it appears mainly in 嘍囉 (lóuluo), the low-ranking members of a bandit gang, and figuratively a henchman. As the neutral-tone particle lou, it ends a sentence like 了 (le) with a friendly or mildly warning tone: 吃飯嘍 (chīfàn lou), "Time to eat."
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 嘍 with 樓 (lóu, building) or 摟 (lǒu, to hug) because they share 婁. Only 嘍 has the mouth radical 口, which marks it as a sound or particle word.
Questions about 嘍
How many strokes are in 嘍?
嘍 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 嘍 mean?
嘍 (lóu) means used in onomatopoetic expressions.
How do you pronounce 嘍?
嘍 is pronounced lóu, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 嘍?
The radical of 嘍 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 嘍 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 嘍?
嘍 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 喽, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 嘍 and 了 at the end of a sentence?
Both mark a change or completion, but 嘍 (lou) sounds more lively and draws attention to the situation. 下雨嘍 (xià yǔ lou) feels like "Hey, it's raining," while 下雨了 is a plain statement.
Is 嘍 used more in speech or in writing?
The particle lou is mostly found in casual speech and in informal writing such as chat messages. The lóu sense in 嘍囉 (lóuluo) appears in stories and in figurative talk about henchmen.