樓 [楼] lóu
noun | measurement word
: building of 2 or more stories; floor
Kun Reading
none applicable
楼 | ろう rou
noun
: tower; turret; lookout; belvedere
樓梯 lou2ti1: stair; staircase
[梯子 | ていし teishi] OR [階段 | かいだん kaidan]樓上 lou2shang4: upstairs
[二階 | にかい nikai: second floor; upstairs]
[楼上 | ろうじょう roujou: on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor]
樓下 lou2xia4: downstairs
[階下 | かいか kaika: lower floor; downstairs; foot of the stairs]
樓主 lou2zhu3: original poster (in an online forum); landlord of a building (traditional)
[楼主|ろうしゅ roushu: owner of a brothel or restaurant]
大樓 da4lou2: building (mutli-storey)
高樓 gao1lou2: high-rise; skyscrapper
鐘樓[钟楼] zhong1lou2: bell tower; clock tower
[鐘楼 | しゅろう shurou: belfry; bell tower]
酒樓 jiu3lou2: restaurant
銀樓[银楼] yin2lou2: silverware store; jewelry center
頂樓[顶楼] ding3lou2: top floor; attic; loft; garret; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)
摩天樓 mo2 tian1 lou2: skyscraper
Japanese idiom
楼に登る | ろうにのぼる rouni no boru
: to go up a tower; to climb a tower
Chinese idiom
空中樓閣[楼阁] kong1 zhong1 lou2 ge2
: pavilion in the air: unrealistic Utopian construction; castles in Spain; imaginary future plans
近水樓臺[楼台] jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2
: a pavilion near the water: using one’s proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水樓臺[楼台]先得月 jin4 shui3 lou3 tai2 xian1 de2 yue4
: the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first: to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
形声 Pictophonetic .
木 (mu4: tree; wood) suggests the meaning while
婁 (lou2: constellation; to wear) provides the sound.
简写 Simplified.
楼. Derived from generic character simplification rule #65 (婁 » 娄).
她下五樓去了。
ta1 xia4 wu3 lou2 qu4 liao3.
She went down to the fifth floor.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
