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Meaning of 楼

Pinyin lóu

Radical

木

Strokes

Definition

house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor

Usage

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楼 lóu 〈名〉 1. (Primary Meaning): A building that has two or more stories; also refers to the upper parts of a building or a floor of a multi-story building. Examples: 楼房 (building), 楼梯 (staircase), 楼道 (corridor), 楼层 (floor), 城楼 (city tower), 阁楼 (attic), 楼台 (pavilion), 楼船 (houseboat), 办公楼 (office building), 高楼大厦 (skyscraper). 2. (Surname): A family name. 3. (Synonyms): - Same as the primary meaning ([En.] storied building) - A layer of a building ([En.] story; floor) - An upper space in a room used for storage or living ([En.] attic) - A building constructed at a height ([En.] superstructure) - Places such as tea houses, restaurants, dance halls, and old brothels are also referred to as楼 ([En.] house). 引例 (Citations): 1. 《说文》: 楼, 重屋也 (Lou means heavy house). 2. 《古诗十九首》: 西北有高楼，上与浮云齐 (In the northwest there is a tall building, reaching up to float with the clouds). 3. 杜牧《阿房宫赋》: 五步一楼，十步一阁 (Every five steps there is a building and every ten steps a pavilion). 示例 (Examples): - 教室楼 (classroom building) - 办公楼 (office building) - 科技楼 (technology building) - 楼额 (plaque on a building) - 楼观 (general term for tall buildings; also refers to Taoist temples) - 楼外楼 (buildings outside have buildings connected) - 楼角 (corners of tall buildings) - 楼舍 (buildings) 2. (Synonyms): A layer of a building ([En.] story; floor) 引例: 1. 王之涣《登鹳雀楼》: 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 (To see a thousand miles, one must ascend to a higher floor). 示例: - 一楼 (first floor) - 二楼 (second floor) 3. (Synonyms): An upper space in a room used for storage or living ([En.] attic). 示例: - 暗楼 (hidden attic) - 阁楼 (loft, attic) 4. (Synonyms): A building constructed at a height ([En.] superstructure). 示例: - 楼子 (tower) - 楼榭 (house atop a platform, generally referring to a building) - 楼堞 (low wall on a city tower). This also refers to vehicles or boats with an upper deck, which are also called楼. Examples: - 楼车 (ancient chariot with a lookout tower) - 楼舟工 (houseboats). 5. (Synonyms): Places such as tea houses, restaurants, dance halls, and old brothels are also referred to as楼 ([En.] house). 示例: - 茶楼 (tea house) - 酒楼 (restaurant).

售楼 shòu lóu

sell house

坠楼 zhuì lóu

to fall off or jump off a building

城楼 chéng lóu

city gate tower

天安门城楼 tiān ān mén chéng lóu

Tiananmen Gatetower / The Tian'anmen Rostrum

住宅楼 zhù zhái lóu

residential building / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

公寓楼 gōng yù lóu

apartment building / CL:座[zuo4]

赤嵌楼 Chì kǎn lóu

Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2])

办公楼 bàn gōng lóu

office building / CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

楼房 lóu fáng

a building of two or more stories / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]

写字楼 xiě zì lóu

office building

楼兰 Lóu lán

ancient oasis town of Kroraina or Loulan on the Silk road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊, modern Xinjiang

栝楼 guā lóu

Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim

楼梯 lóu tī

stair / staircase / CL:個|个[ge4]

楼梯口 lóu tī kǒu

head of a flight of stairs

楼下 lóu xià

downstairs

大楼 dà lóu

building (a relatively large, multi-storey one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]

楼上 lóu shàng

upstairs

门楼 mén lóu

bar / an arch over a gateway

红楼 hóng lóu

“red tower” -- ladies' apartments

牌楼 pái lou

decorated archway

下楼 xià lóu

go downstairs / come downstairs

酒楼 jiǔ lóu

restaurant

楼阁 lóu gé

building / pavilion

五角大楼 Wǔ jiǎo Dà lóu

the Pentagon

阁楼 gé lóu

garret / loft / attic

楼顶 lóu dǐng

top of a building

二楼 èr lóu

second floor

茶楼 chá lóu

tearoom / teahouse / dimsum restaurant (Hong Kong)

上楼 shàng lóu

to go upstairs

亭台楼阁 tíng tái lóu gé

pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens)

箭楼 jiàn lóu

embrasured watchtower

综合楼 zōng hé lóu

complex building

海市蜃楼 hǎi shì shèn lóu

mirage (lit. or fig.)

跳楼 tiào lóu

to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising)

鹳雀楼 guàn què lóu

the Stork Tower / Guanque Tower

鼓楼 gǔ lóu

a drum tower / Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc