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
楼梯
lóutī
stairs
Characters in this word
梯 tī
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我走楼梯。 Wǒ zǒu lóutī. I take the stairs.
- 楼梯很高。 Lóutī hěn gāo. The stairs are very high.
- 楼梯上有人。 Lóutī shàng yǒu rén. There are people on the stairs.