陋 Strokes Write it Listen 陋 lòu coarse, crude; narrow; ugly HSK 7–9 8 strokes Radical 阝 Sound + meaning 3 words Built from阝meaningyìplace, town, city乚gōusecret, hidden, mysterious; small, minute; to conceal丙bǐngthird; 3rd heavenly stem How it works阝 hints at the meaning (village).