娄

婁

lóu

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Definitions

Lóu (noun) celestial mansion (in Chinese astronomy)

Etymology

Simplified form of 婁. Depicts two hands holding a woman's (女) waist. Based on the original meaning "hug", now written as 摟. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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我们爬上了娄山。

Wǒmen pá shàng le Lóu Shān.

We climbed up Mount Lou.

娄烦是个古老的县名。

Lóufán shì gè gǔlǎo de xiàn míng.

Loufan is an ancient county name.

山西省有娄烦县。

Shānxī Shěng yǒu Lóufán Xiàn.

Shanxi Province has Loufan County.

这出地方戏属于娄剧。

Zhè chū dìfāngxì shǔyú Lóu jù.

This local opera belongs to the Lou opera style.

他正在研究娄剧的历史。

Tā zhèngzài yánjiū Lóu jù de lìshǐ.

He is researching the history of Lou opera.

那位教授姓娄，学问很深。

Nà wèi jiàoshòu xìng Lóu, xuéwèn hěn shēn.

That professor's surname is Lou, and he is very knowledgeable.

根据记载，娄人曾在此地聚居。

Gēnjù jìzǎi, Lóu rén céng zài cǐ dì jùjū.

According to records, the Lou people once lived together in this area.

这一带的地貌属于典型的喀斯特溶蚀洼地，俗称"娄"。

Zhè yídài de dìmào shǔyú diǎnxíng de kāsītè róngshí wādì, súchēng "lóu".

The landform of this area is a typical karst dissolution depression, commonly called a "doline".

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 女

Component: 米

Components

女米

娄