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楼
樓
Lóu
1. surname Lou
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 1% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

楼
lóu
multi-story building; floor
HSK 3 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

楼盘
lóupán
building under construction
楼台
lóutái
balcony
楼船
lóuchuán
ship with several decks
楼兰
Lóulán
ancient oasis town of Kroraina or Loulan on the Silk road near Lop Nor [[羅布泊|罗布泊]], modern Xinjiang
楼道
lóudào
corridor
楼阁
lóugé
building
土楼
tǔlóu
traditional communal residence, usually of circular shape, found in Fujian province
楼面
lóumiàn
floor
楼顶
lóudǐng
top of a building
气楼
qìlóu
small ventilation tower on roof of building
酒楼
jiǔlóu
restaurant
牌楼
páilou
decorated archway
跳楼
tiàolóu
to jump from a building (to kill oneself)
城楼
chénglóu
city gate tower
角楼
jiǎolóu
corner (between walls)
石楼
Shílóu
Shilou county in Lüliang [[呂梁|吕梁<Lǚliáng>]], Shanxi [[山西]]
塔楼
tǎlóu
tower (of building)
茶楼
chálóu
tearoom
坠楼
zhuìlóu
to fall off or jump off a building
堕楼
duòlóu
to jump to one's death

Alternate Entries

楼
lóu
house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL:[[層|层<céng>]], [[座<zuò>]], [[棟|栋<dòng>]]
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
875
Word Frequency Rank
677 of 84,292

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