楼 lóu

house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor

HSK 1 13 strokes Radical 木 Sound + meaning 13 words

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木meaningmùtree; wood, lumber; wooden 娄soundlóua constellation; to wear; surname

How it works

木 hints at the meaning (wood), and 娄 lóu hints at the sound.

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HSK 1 · 4

楼

lóu

house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor

楼下

lóuxià

downstairs

楼上

lóushàng

upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread

教学楼

jiàoxuélóu

teaching block; school building

HSK 4 · 4

大楼

dàlóu

building (a relatively large, multistory one)

楼梯

lóutī

stair; staircase

上楼

shànglóu

to go upstairs

下楼

xiàlóu

to go downstairs

HSK 6 · 3

楼房

lóufáng

a building of two or more stories

楼道

lóudào

corridor; passageway (in storied building)

写字楼

xiězìlóu

office building

HSK 7–9 · 2

酒楼

jiǔlóu

restaurant

居民楼

jūmínlóu

apartment building; residential tower