楼lóu
multi-story building; floor. 13 strokes, radical 木, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 楼
Strokes 1–4 write 木, then strokes 5–13 write 娄.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 楼 · the stroke-order rules
What 楼 is made of
木 (mù, tree) and 娄 (lóu, a constellation).
木 carries the meaning — wood — and 娄 carries the sound.
Words that use 楼
| 大楼 | a building 有很多层、用来办公或居住的高大房屋 科考队在山脚的科研大楼集合。The expedition team gathered at the research building at the foot of the mountain. Lesson 266, 崇山探幽与野外攀登 · 攀峰涉远与地舆探胜 · Mountain Expeditions, Geography & Urban Topography |
| 楼梯 | stairs, a staircase 连接楼层、供人上下走的台阶 孩子们踩着楼梯跑上二楼。The children ran up the stairs to the second floor. Lesson 313, 康养福地与悠久家风 · 铁龙驰骋与青史典章 · Continental Corridors, Legal Justice & Academic Laurels |
| 上楼 | to go upstairs 从下面的楼层走到上面的楼层 诗人慢慢上楼，走进安静的书房。The poet slowly climbed the stairs into his quiet study. Lesson 331, 广厦新境与步步求索 · 文华流韵与笃行善道 · Cultural Heritage, Urban Integrity & Compassionate Action |
| 下楼 | to go downstairs 从楼上走到楼下 小妹快步下楼来到茶饮店。Little sister quickly went downstairs to the tea shop. Lesson 352, 市井闲趣与缤纷温情 · 研精致思与盛夏清波 · Systemic Precision, Deep Learning & Summer Rhythms |
| 楼道 | corridor, stairwell 指楼内供通行的过道 流感期间，居民在楼道的公告板上留言。Residents left notes on the stairwell noticeboard. Lesson 616, 楼道留言 · 德润人心与经世致用 · Moral Governance & Civic Stewardship |
| 楼房 | a building of two or more storeys 指有楼层的房子 这栋楼房装了录像设备。This building had recording equipment fitted. Lesson 616, 楼道留言 · 德润人心与经世致用 · Moral Governance & Civic Stewardship |
| 写字楼 | office building 指供办公用的高层建筑 行业协会在写字楼里开会。The trade body held a meeting in the office block. Lesson 664, 协会开会 · 明法正理与清源溯本 · Jurisprudential Integrity & Deep Logic |
Characters that share the sound part 娄
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 木
All 67 of them, and what the radical means, on the 木 radical page.