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lóu = l + ou2
surname Lou
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lóu = l + ou2
house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
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How to pronounce 楼

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou2 final

In the outhouse’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

楼 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
lóu = l + ou2
surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
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= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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Characters with 楼 as component

楼 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 楼

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building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]
upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread

Sentences with 楼

楼 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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lóu

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