lóu
surname
Simplified form of 婁. Depicts two hands holding a woman's (女) waist. Based on the original meaning "hug", now written as 摟. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
米 Simplified component
mǐ
rice
Shorthand for the component in the traditional character 婁 depicting two hands holding a waist.
Evolution
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 娄
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
surname Lou | ||
trouble | ||
Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan | ||
Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan | ||
to make a mess of sth |