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undesirable

HSK 7
Abstract →Qualities
lòu
ロウ
いや.しい、せま.い
루
Components
阝 mound+ 乚 turning stroke+ 丙 third =
陋 undesirable
阝 Meaning component
fù mound
place
village
乚
yǐn turning stroke
hidden, mysterious, secret
丙
bǐng third
Notes
Similar Characters
邴 city檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
陋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
陋 [lòu]
low; humble; plain; ugly; mean; vulgar
Japanese
陋 ろう 同音
nounadj-na obsolete narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (26)
丑陋 [chǒu​lòu] #4,871
ugly
丑陋 [chǒu​lòu] #4,871
ugly
简陋 [jiǎn​lòu] #17,559
simple and crude
简陋 [jiǎn​lòu] #17,559
simple and crude
陋习 [lòu​xí] #36,889
corrupt practice
陋习 [lòu​xí] #36,889
corrupt practice
孤陋寡闻 [gū​lòu​guǎ​wén] #38,516
ignorant and inexperienced
孤陋寡闻 [gū​lòu​guǎ​wén] #38,516
ignorant and inexperienced
因陋就简 [yīn​lòu​jiù​jiǎn] #42,239
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
因陋就简 [yīn​lòu​jiù​jiǎn] #42,239
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
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JAPANESE WORDS (11)
陋劣 [ろうれつ] #81,490
mean
固陋 [ころう] #107,079
stubbornly sticking to old ways
陋屋 [ろうおく] #107,925
cramped home
陋習 [ろうしゅう] #119,793
bad habit
陋巷 [ろうこう] #135,896
narrow, dirty backstreet
卑陋 [ひろう] #140,074
low rank
頑迷固陋 [がんめいころう] #143,910
obstinate
狷介固陋 [けんかいころう] #238,736
stubbornly sticking to old ways
頑陋 [がんろう] #241,440
stubborn and mean
固陋頑迷 [ころうがんめい]
obstinate
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