楼上
HSK 1 (2021)
楼上 (lóushàng) · upstairs
楼上 (lóushàng) means “upstairs”. It is written with 2 characters: 楼 (building) + 上 (on). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 楼上 is built
The characters
楼 lóu · building
What 楼 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 娄lóu — a constellation
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 木mù — tree
- 女nǚ — woman
- 米mǐ — rice
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 娄 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我住在楼上。Wǒ zhù zài lóushàng.I live upstairs.
楼上有人吗？Lóushàng yǒu rén ma?Is anyone upstairs?
Questions about 楼上
What does 楼上 mean?
楼上 (lóushàng) means “upstairs”.
How do you pronounce 楼上?
楼上 is pronounced lóushàng.
Which HSK level is 楼上?
楼上 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 教学楼jiàoxuélóuclassroom building
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 大楼dàlóubuilding
- 楼梯lóutīstairs
- 上楼shànglóuto go upstairs
- 下楼xià lóuto go downstairs
- 楼lóubuilding
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 关上guānshàngto close
Learn 楼上 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.