楼梯
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
楼梯 (lóutī) · stairs
楼梯 (lóutī) means “stairs; staircase”. It is written with 2 characters: 楼 (building) + 梯 (ladder). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 楼梯 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)
梯 tī · ladder
What 梯 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 弟dì — young brother
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 弓gōng — bow
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 弟 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
电梯坏了，我们走楼梯吧。Diàntī huài le, wǒmen zǒu lóutī ba.The elevator is broken, let's take the stairs.
上楼梯的时候要小心。Shàng lóutī de shíhou yào xiǎoxīn.Be careful when going up the stairs.
Questions about 楼梯
What does 楼梯 mean?
楼梯 (lóutī) means “stairs; staircase”.
How do you pronounce 楼梯?
楼梯 is pronounced lóutī.
Which HSK level is 楼梯?
楼梯 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 教学楼jiàoxuélóuclassroom building
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 大楼dàlóubuilding
- 上楼shànglóuto go upstairs
- 下楼xià lóuto go downstairs
- 楼lóubuilding
- 电梯diàntīelevator
Learn 楼梯 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 90: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.