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陋
lòu
1. low
2. humble
3. plain
4. ugly
5. mean
6. vulgar
Common • Top 12% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

陋
lòu
coarse, crude; narrow; ugly
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (17)

卑陋
bēilòu
humble
陋居
Lòujū
The Burrow (Harry Potter)
陋屋
lòuwū
humble dwelling
陋习
lòuxí
corrupt practice
陋规
lòuguī
objectionable practices
孤陋
gūlòu
ignorant
寡陋
guǎlòu
having little knowledge
愚陋
yúlòu
ignorant and backward
浅陋
qiǎnlòu
shallow and crude
简陋
jiǎnlòu
simple and crude
HSK 6
粗陋
cūlòu
crude
鄙陋
bǐlòu
superficial
丑陋
chǒulòu
ugly
卑陋龌龊
bēilòuwòchuò
sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)
因陋就简
yīnlòujiùjiǎn
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
陈规陋习
chénguīlòuxí
outmoded conventions
孤陋寡闻
gūlòuguǎwén
ignorant and inexperienced

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,659
Word Frequency Rank
9,729 of 84,292

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