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13 strokes15 strokes
Character #479 · The First 1000

lóu

multistory

house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor

Strokes
1315
TraditionalSimplified
樓 楼
Poster cell
C18
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • lóushàng upstairs
  • lóuxià downstairs
  • lóutī stair
  • xiàlóu to go downstairs
  • shànglóu to go upstairs
  • lóudào corridor
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 楼樓

Write 楼樓 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, lóu, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell C18 · 28 × 36 grid

楼樓 is #479 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 楼 mean in English?
楼 (lóu) means "multistory": house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor.
How do you pronounce 楼?
楼 is pronounced lóu in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄡˊ.
How many strokes does 楼 have?
The simplified form, 楼, has 13 strokes. The traditional form, 樓, has 15.
What is the traditional form of 楼?
The traditional form of 楼 is 樓. 楼 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 樓 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 楼?
Common words that use 楼 include 楼上 (lóushàng, upstairs), 楼下 (lóuxià, downstairs), 楼梯 (lóutī, stair), 下楼 (xiàlóu, to go downstairs).
How common is 楼?
楼 is number 479 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell C18 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.