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{{also|楼}}
{{character info}}
{{character info|0xf94c}}
==Translingual==
{{ja-forms|[[楼]]|[[楼]]|樓}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=75|rad=木|as=11|sn=15|four=45944|canj=DLWV|ids=⿰木婁}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𭋶]], [[𮓍]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0549.310|dkj=15430|dj=0937.240|hdz=21279.040|uh=6A13|ud=27155|bh=BCD3|bd=48339}}
{{Han ref|uh=F94C}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|s=楼|alt=𩫰,𣏥-nonstandard}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|木|婁|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p|t1=tree}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=lóu
|m-s=
|dg=лу1
|c=lau4,lau4-2
|c-t=leu3,leu3*
|g=
|h=pfs=lèu;hrs=h:leu;gd=lêu2
|j=
|mb=lê
|md=làu/lèu
|md_note=làu - vernacular; lèu - literary
|mn=ml,jj,tw:lâu/xm,zz,twt:lô͘/qz,jj:liô
|mn_note=lâu - vernacular; lô͘/liô - literary
|mn-t=lao5
|w=sh:6leu
|x=
|ma=y
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n,cl,pn
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[building]] (of [[two]] or more [[stories]]) {{zh-mw|m,c:棟|m:幢|c:躉|c:間}}
#: {{zh-x|教學樓|classroom building}}
#* {{zh-x|登 斯 樓 也，則 有 心曠神怡，寵辱 皆 忘，把酒 臨風，其 喜洋洋 者 矣。||ref=1046, {{w|Fan Zhongyan}}, {{lang|zh|[[s:zh:岳陽樓記|岳陽樓記]]}}|CL}}
# [[floor]]; [[level]] {{zh-mw|層}}
#: {{zh-x|那個 房子{zi} 有 三 層 樓。|That house has three '''floors'''.}}
#: {{zh-x|我 住 喺 二 樓{lau4-2}。|I live on the second '''floor'''.|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong}} [[flat]]; [[apartment]] {{zh-mw|c:層}}
#: {{zh-x|賣 咗 層 樓{lau4-2}|to have sold one's flat|C}}
# [[superstructure]]
#: {{zh-x|城樓|city gate tower}}
#: {{zh-x|角樓|corner tower (in Chinese architecture)}}
# {{n-g|Used in the name of some businesses}}
#: {{zh-x|銀樓|jeweller’s shop}}
#: {{zh-x|酒樓|Chinese restaurant|C}}
#: {{zh-x|青樓|brothel}}
# {{lb|zh|internet slang}} [[comment]]; [[post]]
#: {{zh-x|9 樓|'''comment''' #9}}
#: {{zh-x|樓主|[[OP]]}}
#: {{zh-x|蓋樓|to reply to a thread}}
#: {{zh-x|借樓 問 一下|post a question}}
# {{surname|zh}}

====Usage notes====
{{q|Hong Kong}} It may be ambiguous when referring to floors, as both UK and US systems were used in the past. Contemporary usage generally aligns with the UK usage.
* {{zh-x|一樓{lau4-2}|[[first floor]] (UK), equivalent to US [[second]] [[floor]]|C}}
* {{zh-x|一樓{lau4-2}|[[first floor]] (US), equivalent to UK [[ground floor]]|C}}
The second usage is dated, but still commonly seen in older buildings.

To avoid this ambiguity, some may explicitly refer to floor numbers with [[Arabic numeral]]s, such as:
: {{zh-x|１{jat1} 字 樓{lau4-2}|the floor numbered as 1, i.e. [[first floor]] (UK)|C}}
This similarly applies to subsequent floors.

====Synonyms====
* {{s|floor}} {{zh-l|層}}, {{zh-l|樓層}}
* {{s|apartment}} {{q|Mainland China|Taiwan}} {{zh-l|房}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|樓板|樓層|樓道|樓頂|樓房|樓閣|樓上|樓臺|樓梯|樓下|大樓|亭臺樓閣|北固樓|南樓詠謔|平地樓臺|岑樓齊末|城樓|彩樓配|上樓|吊樓|下樓|岳陽樓|岑樓|層樓|墜樓|寫字樓|十二樓|居民樓|妝樓|崗樓|山樓|人去樓空|寶釵樓|寸木岑樓|危樓|樓櫓|玉樓金闕|暗樓子|樓船|秦樓謝館|樓中樓|玉樓赴召|樓窗|望樓車|拜經樓|登樓|樓閣亭臺|海樓|玉樓金閣|摩天樓|煙雨樓|楚館秦樓|樓子|樵樓|牌樓|白門樓|戍樓|樓羅|明樓|明遠樓|摘星樓|樓宇|空中樓閣|樓臺會|皕宋樓|秦樓楚館|秦樓|樊樓|玉樓|氣樓|樓車|洋樓|碉樓|摩天大樓|江樓|歌樓舞館|望樓|畫閣朱樓|瓊瑤樓閣|瓊樓玉宇|樓臺亭閣|玉樓金殿|玉樓春|白玉樓|朱閣青樓|栝樓|更上層樓|樓蘭晉簡|燕子樓|海市蜃樓|更樓|登樓望闕|樓蘭|炮樓|樓底下|畫樓|樓庫|敵樓|金粉樓臺|蜃樓|赤崁樓|過街樓|背山起樓|紅粉青樓|門樓|茶樓|迷樓|綵牌樓|近水樓臺|重樓|蜃樓海市|跑樓|角樓|青樓|莒光樓|龍樓|鼓樓|黃樓|閣樓|頂樓|鸛雀樓|鴿樓|鴛鴦樓|鳳閣龍樓|鳳去秦樓|鳳去樓空|酒樓|高樓大廈|驛樓|騎樓|門樓子|翠樓|離樓|金谷墮樓|譙樓|赤嵌樓|鐘樓|銀樓|金樓子|粉妝樓|船樓|花粉樓|黃鶴樓|紅樓|紅樓夢|著腳書樓|箭樓|舞榭歌樓|綵樓|東門樓|樓子灣|吳樓|古樓|孟樓|李樓|駱樓|周樓|施樓|徐樓|中樓|花樓|邵家樓|陳家樓|更上一層樓|陳策樓|萬丈高樓平地起}}

===Descendants===
* {{desc|th|เหลา|t=restaurant|bor=1}}
* {{desc|vi|lầu|bor=1}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}
* {{thcwd|11183}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms|楼|樓}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=|rs=木11|shin=楼}}

# [[tower]]
# [[turret]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=る
|kanon=ろう
|kun=たかどの-, やぐら-
}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|다락|루||누}}

# {{hanja form of|[[루]]/[[누]]|[[building]] of [[two]] or [[more]] [[stories]]}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=lâu, lầu|rs=木11}}

# {{lb|vi|literary}} a multi-story [[building]]
# [[floor]] (of a multi-level building)
#* circa '''19th century''', Dương Minh; Ðức Thị, "[[w:Truyện Thạch Sanh|Thạch Sanh Lý Thông Thư]]", lines 668-669
#*: {{quote|vi|呢段公主沖宮，𨕭楼袩𨑜庄用𠬠埃
|translation=Này đoạn công chúa trong cung/ Trên '''lầu''' xem xuống chẳng dùng một ai.<br>Now this part is of a princess in the palace, looking down from above without help from anyone.}}