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楼上 (lóu shàng): meaning and stroke order

楼上 (lóu shàng) means upstairs, (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread.

楼上

Simplified
楼上
Traditional
樓上
Pinyin
lóu shàng

Stroke order of 楼上

楼

  • Lóu surname Lou
  • lóu house with more than 1 story; storied building
  • 13 strokes
  • Traditional form: 樓

Stroke by stroke

上

  • shǎng used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
  • shàng (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)
  • 3 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 楼上

  1. lóu shàng Traditional 樓上
    • upstairs
    • (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread

Radicals of the characters

楼
Radical 木 (Kangxi radical 75) · 13 strokes · 木 on the left, 娄 on the right
上
Radical 一 (Kangxi radical 1) · 3 strokes

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

楼上 in our stories

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  • 房东有点儿不好意思:“楼上的小伙子每天晚上打鼓,声音很大。”

    fángdōng yǒudiǎnr bù hǎoyìsi lóushàng de xiǎohuǒzi měitiān wǎnshang dǎ gǔ shēngyīn hěn dà

    The landlord looks a little embarrassed: "The young man upstairs plays the drums every evening. It's very loud."

    From the story The cheap room HSK 3

  • 第一天晚上,她听到楼上有“咚咚”的声音。

    dì-yī tiān wǎnshang tā tīngdào lóushàng yǒu dōngdōng de shēngyīn

    On the first night she hears a thumping sound upstairs.

    From the story The noise upstairs HSK 3

  • 十二点一到,楼上果然传来了钢琴声,弹得很美,也有点儿伤心。

    shí'èr diǎn yí dào lóushàng guǒrán chuánlái le gāngqín shēng tán de hěn měi yě yǒudiǎnr shāngxīn

    As soon as it struck twelve, piano music did come from upstairs: beautiful, and a little sad.

    From the story The piano at midnight HSK 4

Stories using 楼上

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).