Depicts two hands holding a woman's (女) waist. Based on the original meaning "hug", now written as 摟. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
婁
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
婁
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
婁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
婁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
婁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
婁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
婁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
婁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
婁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
婁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
婁
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
婁
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
婁
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
婁
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
婁
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
婁
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
婁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
娄 / 婁 [Lóu]
surname Lou; one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
Japanese
Chinese "Bond" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
婁 ろう
Rou surname
CHINESE WORDS (16)
娄子 [lóuzi] #36,443
trouble
娄底 [Lóudǐ] #33,547
Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan
娄底市 [Lóudǐshì] #41,177
Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan
捅娄子 [tǒnglóuzi] #50,676
to make a mess of sth
娄烦县 [Lóufánxiàn] #62,642
Loufan county in Taiyuan 太原[Tàiyuán], Shanxi
娄烦 [Lóufán] #64,011
Loufan county in Taiyuan 太原[Tàiyuán], Shanxi
娄星区 [Lóuxīngqū] #64,874
Louxing district of Loudi city 婁底市|娄底市[Lóudǐshì], Hunan
娄底地区 [Lóudǐdìqū] #68,823
Loudi prefecture in Hunan
出娄子 [chūlóuzi] #70,582
to run into difficulties
娄星 [Lóuxīng] #70,636
Louxing district of Loudi city 婁底市|娄底市[Lóudǐshì], Hunan
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