• 4043rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
mouthtenNo glyph availablewoman
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lóu (Lou2)surname Lou • one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

娄底 (婁底)

Uncommon

娄子 (婁子)
娄底市 (婁底市)
娄烦 (婁煩)

RareShow 10

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.