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The character 楼, traditional form 樓, uses the wood radical 木 on the left as a semantic component, indicating its origin as a timber-built structure. The right side, 婁, serves as the phonetic element. Originally, it referred to a specific multi-story wooden building like a watchtower or belvedere. Over time, its meaning expanded to include any multi-story building as a whole, as well as individual floors or levels within such structures. In modern usage, 楼 commonly denotes the stories of contemporary buildings, including skyscrapers made of concrete and steel.
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我家住在楼上。
学校有一座新楼。
我们每天爬楼梯。
高楼大厦在城市里。
这栋楼的电梯坏了。
图书馆在楼的那一边。
他负责管理这整座楼。
现代办公楼的设计很先进。