HSK 1 · At home

楼

lóu

building; floor

Stroke order of 楼

楼 is written with 13 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

'木' timber stacked up story after story '娄': a building.

Parts: 木 wood + 娄 (phonetic)

Example sentence

我家住在六楼。

My family lives on the sixth floor.

Words with 楼

楼上upstairs 楼下downstairs 教学楼classroom building

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 楼上upstairs 楼下downstairs 洗手间restroom; toilet

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