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.