lóu

humpback

Components

Meaning component
rén person

person

Sound component
surname

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·roː
ɡ·roːs
ɡ·roʔ
Unicodeliǒ

說文解字

尫也。从人婁聲。周公韈僂,或言背僂。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

lóu, lǚ, liǔ humpback Simplified

Components

Meaning component
rén person

person

Sound component
lóu, lǚ, lǘ surname

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode