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2.

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陋 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

陋

⺆cover

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5.

How to Use 陋

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Negative quality: coarse, ugly, or inferior

The character 陋 carries a negative meaning, describing something as crude, unattractive, or of low quality.

简陋 • jiǎn lòu • simple and crude • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 陋 is used in context

tā他

duì对

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

gū孤

Information

Pinyinlòu

Meaningnarrow

Strokes8

Radical阝

Traditional陋

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3010

Zhuyinㄌㄡˋ

UnicodeU+964B

CangjieNLMBV

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口mouth

陋=阝mound+⺆cover+口mouth

A narrow, confined space within a mound (阝), where one is trapped (⺆ and 口) in a cramped, humble condition.

jiǎn简

lòu陋

simple and crude

丑陋 • chǒu lòu • Ugly / unsightly • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chǒu丑

lòu陋

Ugly / unsightly

孤陋寡闻 • gū lòu guǎ wén • ignorant and narrow-minded / poorly informed • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gū孤

lòu陋

guǎ寡

wén闻

ignorant and narrow-minded / poorly informed

lòu

陋

guǎ寡

wén闻

。

He is ignorant about this matter.

zhè这

jiān间

wū屋

zi子

hěn很

jiǎn简

lòu陋

，

dàn但

hěn很

gān干

jìng净

。

This room is simple and crude, but very clean.

suí随

dì地

tǔ吐

tán痰

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

lòu陋

xí习

。

Spitting everywhere is a bad habit.

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