Read Edit View history 娄 Lóu surname Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 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. Pinyin Separate values with commas lóu ×lǚ ×lǘ × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 娄 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 婁 ×娄 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the component in the traditional character 婁 depicting two hands holding a waist. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 娄 Simp strokes 娄 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 娄 Simp strokes 娄 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 娄 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 329, 721 ], [ 400, 676 ], [ 421, 640 ] ], [ [ 664, 781 ], [ 681, 747 ], [ 575, 654 ] ], [ [ 240, 559 ], [ 277, 548 ], [ 499, 575 ], [ 650, 602 ], [ 735, 608 ], [ 769, 600 ] ], [ [ 476, 825 ], [ 495, 814 ], [ 520, 785 ], [ 506, 425 ], [ 513, 376 ] ], [ [ 485, 551 ], [ 412, 462 ], [ 374, 429 ], [ 313, 387 ], [ 245, 356 ] ], [ [ 536, 557 ], [ 613, 482 ], [ 706, 417 ], [ 762, 404 ], [ 872, 393 ] ], [ [ 437, 354 ], [ 453, 338 ], [ 464, 312 ], [ 408, 189 ], [ 401, 160 ], [ 644, 36 ], [ 673, 14 ], [ 719, -40 ] ], [ [ 564, 310 ], [ 581, 298 ], [ 594, 277 ], [ 586, 240 ], 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281 Q 840 330 794 315 Q 727 305 633 291 L 559 281 Q 541 281 477 272 L 418 266 Q 282 254 131 240 Q 107 239 124 219 Q 139 203 159 197 Q 181 190 200 194 Q 297 218 404 229 L 458 235 Q 501 241 556 242 L 621 245 Z" ] } 9 strokes 娄 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 329, 721 ], [ 400, 676 ], [ 421, 640 ] ], [ [ 664, 781 ], [ 681, 747 ], [ 575, 654 ] ], [ [ 240, 559 ], [ 277, 548 ], [ 499, 575 ], [ 650, 602 ], [ 735, 608 ], [ 769, 600 ] ], [ [ 476, 825 ], [ 495, 814 ], [ 520, 785 ], [ 506, 425 ], [ 513, 376 ] ], [ [ 485, 551 ], [ 412, 462 ], [ 374, 429 ], [ 313, 387 ], [ 245, 356 ] ], [ [ 536, 557 ], [ 613, 482 ], [ 706, 417 ], [ 762, 404 ], [ 872, 393 ] ], [ [ 437, 354 ], [ 453, 338 ], [ 464, 312 ], [ 408, 189 ], [ 401, 160 ], [ 644, 36 ], [ 673, 14 ], [ 719, -40 ] ], [ [ 564, 310 ], [ 581, 298 ], [ 594, 277 ], [ 586, 240 ], [ 546, 147 ], [ 491, 76 ], [ 429, 30 ], [ 375, 7 ], [ 302, -12 ], [ 236, -16 ] ], [ [ 127, 230 ], [ 182, 218 ], [ 508, 259 ], [ 808, 282 ], [ 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372 Q 793 371 860 385 Q 876 386 878 392 Q 879 398 866 403 Q 685 461 611 512 Q 590 527 541 564 C 517 582 508 564 528 542 Z", "M 524 73 Q 584 36 672 -38 Q 697 -60 716 -60 Q 738 -60 739 -39 Q 739 -18 710 30 Q 697 55 667 67 Q 606 95 556 115 L 506 134 Q 469 150 439 157 Q 417 161 429 183 Q 445 214 458 235 L 477 272 Q 484 288 494 298 Q 504 305 500 316 Q 496 331 456 360 Q 446 370 434 366 Q 421 362 428 346 Q 437 322 428 298 Q 424 282 418 266 L 404 229 Q 370 157 372 150 Q 373 140 392 136 Q 432 124 477 100 L 524 73 Z", "M 477 100 Q 399 25 225 -12 Q 206 -19 227 -23 Q 356 -45 462 18 Q 498 40 524 73 L 556 115 Q 586 158 605 208 Q 612 232 621 245 C 635 271 641 283 633 291 Q 603 325 562 322 Q 549 319 554 303 Q 558 294 559 281 L 556 242 Q 552 223 542 201 Q 527 164 506 134 L 477 100 Z", "M 621 245 Q 712 249 826 245 Q 857 244 886 243 Q 908 243 914 252 Q 921 265 903 281 Q 840 330 794 315 Q 727 305 633 291 L 559 281 Q 541 281 477 272 L 418 266 Q 282 254 131 240 Q 107 239 124 219 Q 139 203 159 197 Q 181 190 200 194 Q 297 218 404 229 L 458 235 Q 501 241 556 242 L 621 245 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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