樓

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楼

🇨🇳

multistory building

HSK 10

Objects →Buildings

lóu

ロウ

たかどの

루

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 婁 represents the sound.

Components

Traditional (樓)

木 tree+ 婁 wear =

樓 multistory building

木 Meaning component

mù tree

婁 Phonetic component

wear

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Simplified (楼)

木 tree+ 娄 constellation =

楼 building of two or more stories

木 Meaning component

mù tree

娄 Phonetic component

lóu constellation

surname

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

楼

Regular

Modern

Chinese

楼 / 樓 [Lóu]

surname Lou

楼 / 樓 [lóu]

house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[céng],座[zuò],棟|栋[dòng]

Japanese

楼、樓 (old) ろう同音

noun

tower; tall building; belvedere (suffix used in names)
turret; lookout; watchtower
archaic brothel

Korean

루 [樓]

Affix

-ru; A suffix used to mean a tall house or a restaurant.

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

樓ろう

Rou surname

CHINESE WORDS (107)

大楼 [dàlóu] #2,049

building (a relatively large, multi-storey one)

五角大楼 [WǔjiǎoDàlóu] #7,943

the Pentagon

写字楼 [xiězìlóu] #39,355

office building

楼房 [lóufáng] #17,926

a building of two or more stories

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JAPANESE WORDS (2)

望楼 [ぼうろう] #58,830

watchtower

紅楼夢 [こうろうむ]

Dream of the Red Chamber (18th century novel by Cao Xueqin)

KOREAN WORDS (3)

누각

nugak; tower; high building without walls