陋 lòu — narrow; crude; ugly · English

陋

lòu

narrow; crude; ugly

At a glance · 陋

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从阜（阝，意符，山陵地势），婁声，本义为狭隘、简陋。隶楷从阝从婁，形声稳定。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为狭小简陋，引申为粗鄙、见闻少。

Structure

形声字，从阜（意符，地势），婁（lóu）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinlòu

Radical阝

Strokes9

UnicodeU+964B

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English narrow; crude; ugly Narrow, crude, coarse, or ugly.

Français étroit; grossier; laid Étroit, grossier, vulgaire ou laid.

Español estrecho; tosco; feo Estrecho, tosco, vulgar o feo.

العربية ضيق؛ خشن؛ قبيح ضيق أو خشن أو قبيح.

Русский узкий; грубый; уродливый Узкий, грубый, простой или безобразный.

Common words

陋lòuhumble
简陋jiǎn lòucrude

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