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娄 (lóu): Surname — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 娄

姓娄 • xìng lóu • surname Lou

xìng姓

lóu娄

surname Lou

娄子 • lóu zǐ • trouble; blunder

lóu娄

zǐ子

trouble; blunder

娄山关 • lóu shān guān • Loushan Pass (a strategic pass in Guizhou)

lóu娄

shān山

guān关

Loushan Pass (a strategic pass in Guizhou)

5.

Example Sentences

tā他

zuò做

shì事

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

，

yòu又

tǒng捅

lóu娄

zǐ子

le了

。

He was careless and caused trouble again.

wǒ我

de的

tóng同

shì事

xìng姓

lóu娄

，

shì是

yí

lóu娄

shān山

guān关

shì是

guì贵

zhōu州

de的

yī一

gè

Information

Pinyinlóu

Meaningsurname; a constellation; to wear

Strokes9

Radical女

Traditional婁

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#4052

Zhuyinㄌㄡˊ

UnicodeU+5A04

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一

wèi位

jīng经

yàn验

fēng丰

fù富

de的

gōng工

chéng程

shī师

。

My colleague's surname is Lou; he is an experienced engineer.

个

zhù著

míng名

guān关

kǒu口

。

Loushan Pass is a famous pass in Guizhou.

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Characters pronounced "lou".

喽louused in onomatopoetic expressions
髅lóuskull; skeleton
漏lòuto leak; divulge; disclose
篓lǒubamboo basket
搂lǒugather up; rake together; hold up
陋lòunarrow, humble, ugly, coarse

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "女".

妊rènconceive, be pregnant
娠shēnpregnant
娴xiánelegant, refined; skillful
妾qièconcubine
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