lóu

building of two or more stories

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

岳陽區 yuè yáng lóu qū Yueyang Tower district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
岳陽記 yuè yáng lóu jì On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]
gǎng lòu watchtower; observation tower; police booth
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]
摩天大 mó tiān dà lóu skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]
摩天 mó tiān lóu skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]
教學 jiào xué lóu teaching block; school building
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
更上一層 gèng shàng yī céng lóu to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level
gēng lóu watch tower; drum tower marking night watches
wàng lóu watchtower; lookout tower
bǎn lóu slab type building
上 lóu shàng upstairs
下 lóu xià downstairs
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]
宇 lóu yǔ building
層 lóu céng story; floor
市 lóu shì real estate market
座 lóu zuò gallery seat (in theater)
廂 lóu xiāng loft
房 lóu fáng a building of two or more stories; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]
板 lóu bǎn floor; floor (ie. metal plate, concrete slab, wooden planking etc)