How to write 陋

陋 [lòu] 形 【本义】: 狭窄，狭小 【造字法】: 形声 1. 丑的，粗劣，不文明的：丑陋；粗劣；陋俗。 Ugly, shoddy, and uncivilized: ugly; shoddy; vulgar. 2. 狭小，简略：陋室；简陋；因陋就简；陋巷簟瓢（形容家境贫寒，生活清苦）。 Narrow and simple: simple room; simple conditions; simplified due to narrowness; a shabby lane with a thatched door (describing a poor family and a hard life). 3. 见识小：浅陋；孤陋寡闻。 Limited knowledge: shallow; ignorant and uncultured. 4. 轻视：陋今而荣古。 To despise: looking down on the present while honoring the past. 5. 偏僻;边远。 Desolate; remote. 6. 粗劣：粗劣；不好的。 Shoddy: shoddy; poor quality. 7. 粗俗，野鄙：陋俗。 Vulgar, uncivilized: vulgar customs. 8. 不好看，丑：丑陋。 Ugly, unattractive: ugly. 引: 1 《说文》：陋，阨陕也。 Citation: 1 "Shuowen": "陋 is narrow and small." 引: 2 《管子·侈靡》：百盖无筑，千聚无社，谓之陋。 Citation: 2 "Guanzi": "With no structures and no gatherings, it is called '陋'." 引: 3 《淮南子·修务》：生于辟陋之国。 Citation: 3 "Huainanzi": "Born in a desolate country." 引: 4 《楚辞·自悲》：淩恒山其若陋兮。 Citation: 4 "Chuci": "The view of Hengshan is thus desolate." 引: 5 《左传》：莒恃其陋，而不修城郭。 Citation: 5 "Zuo Zhuan": "Ju relied on its desolation without repairing its walls." 引: 6 《论语》：在陋巷，人不堪其忧，回也不改其乐。 Citation: 6 "Lunyu": "In a shabby lane, while others cannot bear their worries, Hui does not change his joy." 例: 又如:陋巷蓬门（穷苦人的住处。狭巷草编门） Example: Also as: shabby lane with thatched door (a residence for the poor).