楼 lóu multi-story building; storied building; floor
Made up of [木 mù wood; wooden radical 75, 米 mǐ rice radical 119, 女 nǚ female; woman radical 38]A measure word to use for this noun: 座 zuò
Alternative traditional form of character: 樓
Made with 13 strokes.
Originally refered to part of palace where women lived now simplified to 'rice' suggesting woman in a kitchen with a house made of wood
Related characters
Also uses 木 mù component: 板 bǎn (board) 杯 bēi (cup) 本 běn (root) 菜 cài (vegetable) 彩 cǎi (color) 茶 chá (tea) 柴 chái (firewood) 床 chuáng (bed) 杆 gān (pole) 果 guǒ (fruit) 机 jī (machine) 禁 jìn (to prohibit) 禁 jìn (to prohibit) 桔 jú (tangerine) 棵 kē (of plants) 来 lái (arrive) 李 lǐ (plum) 梨 lí (pear) 林 lín (forest) 棋 qí (board game) 秦 qín (Qin) 亲 qīn (parent) 柔 róu (soft) 杀 shā (to kill) 树 shù (tree) 术 shù (method) 宋 song (Song) 条 tiáo (strip) 未 wèi (not yet) 闲 xián (to stay idle) 相 xiāng (each other) 校 xiào (school) 椅 yǐ (chair) 植 zhí (to plant) 枝 zhī (branch) 桌 zhuō (table)
Also uses 米 mǐ component: 精 jīng (refined) 迷 mí (to bewilder) 谜 mí (riddle) 糖 táng (sugar) 粘 zhān (to glue)
Also uses 女 nǚ component: 矮 ǎi (low) 安 ān (peace) 妇 fù (woman) 姑 gū (paternal aunt) 好 hǎo (good) 婚 hūn (to marry) 姐 jiě (elder sister) 妈 mā (mother) 妹 mèi (younger sister) 奶 nǎi (milk) 如 rú (as) 始 shǐ (to begin) 她 tā (she) 妄 wàng (absurd) 姓 xìng (surname) 要 yào (want)
Pronunciation
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Proverbs
山雨欲来风满楼 shān yǚ yù lái fēng mǎn lóu A premonition of something significant about to happen空中楼阁 kōng zhōng lóu gé A fanciful and impossible scheme. An impractical idea with a streak of vanity.
近水楼台先得月 jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè An allusion to the wisdom of having friends in high circles that often results in benefits.