樓
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lóu · multi-story building

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 樓

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Example sentences

Notice where 樓 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiǎng yào yì lóu de zuò wèi.我想要一樓的座位。

I'd like seats on the first floor.

Source: Tatoeba #894004 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de fáng jiàn jiù zài lóu shàng.我的房間就在樓上。

My room is just above.

Source: Tatoeba #788812 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā lā zhù wǒ zǒu dào le èr lóu.他拉著我走到了二樓。

He caught my hand and pulled me to the second floor.

Source: Tatoeba #364359 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de fáng jiàn jiù zài lóu xià.我的房間就在樓下。

My room is just below.

Source: Tatoeba #788810 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de fáng jiàn zài lóu shàng de zuǒ biān.我的房間在樓上的左邊。

My room is upstairs on the left.

Source: Tatoeba #788842 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì nǐ sì lóu de lín jū.我是你四樓的鄰居。

I'm your neighbour from the fourth floor.

Source: Tatoeba #9940022 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 樓 in context

  1. Say lóu, then recall the core meaning: multi-story building.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 樓 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.