娄(lóu)

9 strokesTrad. 婁

surname Lou

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Character information

Pinyin
lóu
Meaning
surname Lou; one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
婁

Origin & structure

Where 娄 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱米女

A woman 女 looking up at a star 米

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

米mǐ女nǚ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 婁: A daughter 女 looking up at her mother 母

How to write 娄 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 娄

Common words using 娄 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lóu娄zǐ子

trouble; blunder

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lóu娄sù宿

Bond (Chinese constellation)

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lóu娄dǐ底

see 娄底市

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lóu娄dǐ底shì市

Loudi, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]

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lóu娄xīng星qū区

Louxing, a district of Loudi City 娄底市, Hunan

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Related characters

From 娄’s common words

子宿底市星区

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