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
楼道
lóudào
corridor, hallway
Characters in this word
道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 请不要把自行车停在楼道里，以免影响逃生。 Qǐng bú yào bǎ zìxíngchē tíng zài lóudào lǐ, yǐmiǎn yǐngxiǎng táoshēng. Please do not park bicycles in the corridor, so as not to affect escape routes.
- 楼道里的灯坏了，晚上回家要小心一点。 Lóudào lǐ de dēng huài le, wǎnshang huí jiā yào xiǎoxīn yìdiǎn. The light in the hallway is broken, so be careful when you come home at night.
- 邻居们常常在楼道里碰到，互相点头打招呼。 Línjūmen chángcháng zài lóudào lǐ pèngdào, hùxiāng diǎntóu dǎ zhāohu. Neighbors often run into each other in the hallway and greet each other with a nod.
Related words
- 教学楼 jiàoxuélóu classroom building
- 楼 lóu building; floor
- 楼上 lóushàng upstairs
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 大楼 dàlóu building
- 楼梯 lóutī stairs
- 上楼 shànglóu to go upstairs
- 下楼 xiàlóu to go downstairs
- 阁楼 gélóu attic; loft
- 酒楼 jiǔlóu restaurant; Chinese restaurant
- 知道 zhīdào to know
- 道 dào a measure word for long things