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lóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lóu | lou2
English translation
a constellation; to wear; surname

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About lóu

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

lóu

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A woman  looking up at a star 

Etymology of lóu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

米女

Explanation

Simplified form of lóu . Origin unclear.

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Example sentences using lóu

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安东尼 Ān dōng ní 沉迷于埃及 Aī jí 女王 nǚ wáng lóu 帕特拉 de Měi , 失去 shīqù le 斗志 dòu zhì .

Infatuated with Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, Antony lost his will to fight.

皮兰德 lóu de 戏剧 xìjù 命名 mìngmíng wéi 六个寻找 xúnzhǎo 作者 zuòzhě de 剧中人》。

Pirandello titled his play "Six Characters in Search of an Author"

Words with lóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
lóu surname Lou lóu
娄子 lóu zi trouble婁子
娄底 Lóu dǐ Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan婁底
娄底市 Lóu dǐ shì Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan婁底市
捅娄子 tǒng lóu zi to make a mess of sth捅婁子
娄烦县 Lóu fán xiàn Loufan county in Taiyuan 太原 Tài yuán [Tài​yuán], Shanxi婁煩縣
娄烦 Lóu fán Loufan county in Taiyuan 太原 Tài yuán [Tài​yuán], Shanxi婁煩
娄星区 Lóu xīng qū Louxing district of Loudi city 婁底市|娄底市 Lóu dǐ shì [Lóu​dǐ​shì], Hunan婁星區
娄底地区 Lóu dǐ dì qū Loudi prefecture in Hunan婁底地區
出娄子 chū lóu zi to cause trouble出婁子
娄星 Lóu xīng Louxing district of Loudi city 婁底市|娄底市 Lóu dǐ shì [Lóu​dǐ​shì], Hunan婁星

lóu Decomposition & Compounds

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