懂中文 Dong Chinese

楼

lóu

building of two or more stories

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 娄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 樓.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

娄 sound component

娄  Sound component

lóu

  

surname

Evolution

楼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
楼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
楼 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
楼 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

楼 (樓) 

lóu

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

楼 (樓) 

Lóu

surname Lou

Most common words with 楼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

楼

floor

大楼

building (a relatively large, multi-storey one)

楼下

downstairs

楼上

upstairs

楼梯

stair