lóu

building of two or more stories

HSK 3 #876

DEFINITIONS

楼 lóu
  • surname Lou
  • house with more than 1 story
  • storied building
  • floor
  • CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

STROKES

WORDS

diào lóu a building supported on pillars projecting over a river; a mountain hut supported on pillars
táng lóu tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)
tǔ lóu traditional Hakka communal residence in Fujian, typically a large multi-story circular structure built around a central shrine
zhuì lóu to fall off or jump off a building
duò lóu to jump to one's death
céng lóu multistoried building; tower; pagoda
岳阳 yuè yáng lóu Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2]; one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
岳阳区 yuè yáng lóu qū Yueyang Tower district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
岳阳记 yuè yáng lóu jì On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]
子 rě lóu zi variant of 惹婁子|惹娄子[re3 lou2 zi5]
子 tǒng lóu zi variant of 捅婁子|捅娄子[tong3 lou2 zi5]
普通燕 pǔ tōng lóu yàn (bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)
曲尺梯 qū chǐ lóu tī staircase with right-angled turn; L-shaped staircase
gēng lóu watch tower; drum tower marking night watches
wàng lóu watchtower; lookout tower
bǎn lóu slab type building
主 lóu zhǔ original poster (in an online forum); landlord of a building (traditional)
子 lóu zi pavilion; variant of 婁子|娄子[lou2 zi5]
座 lóu zuò gallery seat (in theater)
厢 lóu xiāng loft
梯口 lóu tī kǒu head of a flight of stairs
梯台 lóu tī tái staircase balcony; landing
梯间 lóu tī jiān staircase; flight of stairs
橹 lóu lǔ watch tower; movable battlefield turret
台 lóu tái balcony; high building (esp. in poetry); tower