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The character 娄 (simplified from 婁) features the woman radical 女 at its base, linking it historically to feminine concepts or ancient matrilineal clan names. Its traditional upper section originally depicted an object being bound, while the simplified top resembles a modified rice character. Though its earliest meanings related to tying or dragging, it is now primarily recognized as a common Chinese surname and as the name of one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the Chinese constellation system. Today, its use is largely confined to proper nouns and specific astronomical terms, having lost its original verb applications.
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我们爬上了娄山。
娄烦是个古老的县名。
山西省有娄烦县。
这出地方戏属于娄剧。
他正在研究娄剧的历史。
那位教授姓娄，学问很深。
根据记载，娄人曾在此地聚居。
这一带的地貌属于典型的喀斯特溶蚀洼地，俗称"娄"。