樓 [楼] lóu
: hunchback
樓 [楼] lǚ
: crookbacked
Kun Reading
none applicable
On Reading
僂 | ろう rou
僂| る ru
Usage:
佝僂 gou1lou2: stooped; crooked
僂儸[偻㑩] lou2luo (variant of 嘍囉): bandit
佝僂 gou1lou2: stooped; crooked
[佝僂 | くる kuru: rickets; someone suffering from rickets]
佝僂病 gou1 lou2 bing4: rickets [くるびょう kurubyou]
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic .
亻 (ren2: person radical) suggests the meaning while
婁 (lou2: constellation; to wear) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
偻. Derived from generic character simplification rule #65 (婁 » 娄).
老太太傴僂而行。
lao3tai4tai yu3 lou2 er2 xing2.
The old woman walked with a stoop.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
