Meaning of 楼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- house with more than 1 story
- storied building
- floor
Measure word: 層|层,座,棟|栋
- surname Lou
How to use 楼
楼 means a multistory building, and it also counts floors. You say 几楼 (jǐ lóu) for "which floor" and use 楼上 (lóushàng) and 楼下 (lóuxià) for upstairs and downstairs. Example: 我住在三楼。 (Wǒ zhù zài sān lóu.) I live on the third floor.
楼 (lóu) has 木 (wood) on the left and 娄 on the right, which gives the sound lóu. Picture a tall wooden building stacked floor upon floor.
Common mistake: Learners often say 三层楼 when they mean "on the third floor." 三楼 (sān lóu) means the third floor, while 三层楼 (sān céng lóu) describes a building that has three stories. Also keep the second tone. It is lóu, not lòu.
楼 in example sentences
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楼 lóu · house with more than 1 story · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 楼.
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 教学楼 | jiàoxuélóu | school building; academic building |
| 大楼 | dà lóu | building (a relatively large, multistory one) |
| 楼梯 | lóutī | stair; staircase |
| 上楼 | shàng lóu | to go upstairs |
| 下楼 | xià lóu | to go downstairs |
| 楼房 | lóufáng | a building of two or more stories |
| 楼道 | lóudào | corridor; passageway (in storied building) |
| 写字楼 | xiězìlóu | office building |
| 酒楼 | jiǔlóu | restaurant |
| 居民楼 | jūmínlóu | apartment building; residential tower |
Questions about 楼
What does 楼 mean?
楼 (lóu) means "house with more than 1 story; storied building" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 楼?
楼 is made of 1 character: 楼 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 楼 an HSK word?
Yes. 楼 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 楼 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 楼 is written 樓.
What is the difference between 楼 and 房子?
楼 (lóu) is a multistory building, like an apartment block or office tower. 房子 (fángzi) is a house or home in general, and it can be a single-story place.
Why do people write 楼上 in online forums?
In forum threads, posts stack like floors of a building. So 楼上 (lóushàng) means the person who posted just above you, and 楼主 (lóuzhǔ) is the person who started the thread.