楼

lóu = l + ou2

surname Lou

楼 = 娄 + 木 : In the outhouse's kitchen (ou2), Sir Lancelot (l) set up a Christmas tree (木) next to his lunar mansion (娄). Lancelot made himself a Christmas present by adding another floor on top of his lunar mansion. His lunar mansion now is a big, storied building (楼).

楼

樓

lóu = l + ou2

house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

楼 character breakdown

楼
- 娄
  - 女
  - 米
    - 丷
    - 木
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

娄

婁

lóu = l + ou2

surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy

娄 = 女 + 米 : Bessie Coleman (女) invited Sir Lancelot (l) over for dinner in her lunar mansion (娄) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). Because Lancelot is extremely hungry, he brings a sack of rice (米) as a present for his host.

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

Characters with 楼 as component

楼 is not used as a component in another character.

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阁

楼

楼 character breakdown

Characters with 楼 as component

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Sentences with 楼