HSK 1 · At home

楼上

lóu shàng

upstairs

Stroke order of 楼上

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

楼 · 13 strokes 上 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

楼 is a 木 wooden building and 上 puts a mark above the line: upstairs.

Parts: 楼 building (木 wood + 娄) + 上 above

The characters in 楼上

楼 lóu — building; floor (13 strokes)
上 shàng — up; on; above (3 strokes)

Example sentence

他住在楼上。

He lives upstairs.

Words with 楼

楼building; floor 楼下downstairs 教学楼classroom building

Words with 上

上午morning (before noon)早上early morning 晚上evening 上学to go to school 上课to attend class 上班to go to work 身上on the body; on (one)上网to go online 网上online 上车to get on (a vehicle)车上in the car; on the bus 路上on the way 上up; on; above 上边above; top 地上on the ground 关上to close; to turn off 上次last time 马上immediately; right away

More words: At home

房子house 房间room 门door; gate 门口doorway; entrance 床bed 桌子table; desk 家里at home; family 在家to be at home 回家to go home 楼building; floor 楼下downstairs 洗手间restroom; toilet

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