楼 lóu
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 娄 a constellation
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
楼上
lóushàng
upstairs
Characters in this word
上 shàng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- ⺊ divination 一 one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 楼上有人唱歌。 Lóushàng yǒu rén chànggē. Someone is singing upstairs.
- 我住在楼上。 Wǒ zhù zài lóushàng. I live upstairs.
- 楼上是谁？ Lóushàng shì shéi? Who's upstairs?
- 爸爸在楼上看书。 Bàba zài lóushàng kàn shū. Dad is reading upstairs.
- 楼上没有人吗？ Lóushàng méiyǒu rén ma? Is there no one upstairs?
- 她的房间在楼上。 Tā de fángjiān zài lóushàng. Her room is upstairs.
- 小王在楼上等你呢。 Xiǎo Wáng zài lóushàng děng nǐ ne. Xiao Wang is waiting for you upstairs.
- 楼上有几间房间？ Lóushàng yǒu jǐ jiān fángjiān? How many rooms are upstairs?
- 别在楼上跑。 Bié zài lóushàng pǎo. Don't run upstairs.
- 我的书在楼上桌子上。 Wǒ de shū zài lóushàng zhuōzi shàng. My book is on the table upstairs.
Related words
- 教学楼 jiàoxuélóu classroom building
- 楼 lóu building; floor
- 楼下 lóu xià downstairs
- 大楼 dàlóu building
- 楼梯 lóutī stairs
- 上楼 shànglóu to go upstairs
- 下楼 xià lóu to go downstairs
- 楼道 lóudào corridor, hallway
- 阁楼 gélóu attic; loft
- 酒楼 jiǔlóu restaurant; Chinese restaurant
- 车上 chē shang in the car, on the bus
- 地上 dìshang on the ground, on the floor