楼

• 拼音: lóu
• 汉字拆解: 楼 = 木 (wood) + 娄 (phonetic component)

含义

Building; floor; storey. Refers to a multi-storey structure or a specific floor within one.

Can denote an entire multi-storey building or a particular floor number. Very commonly used when giving addresses and directions. Often combined with numbers to indicate which floor, such as 三楼 (third floor).

例句

1. 我家在五楼。
2. 这栋楼很高。
3. 他住在那个楼里。

用法指南

语境: location, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我住在三楼。(I live on the third floor.)
• 这栋楼有二十层。(This building has twenty storeys.)

错误说法

• 我住在一个楼。(Awkward — say 我住在一栋楼里 using the correct measure word 栋 for buildings)

起源与历史

Originally referred to a multi-storey wooden structure. The character combines 木 (wood) and 娄 (phonetic component).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal