Dong Chinese dictionary

lóu, lou

used in onomatopoetic expressions

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 娄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嘍.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

娄 Sound component

lóu

surname

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

lóu

used in onomatopoetic expressions; subordinates in gang of bandits

lou

(final particle equivalent to 了[le]); (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)

Most common words with 喽

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	喽	(final particle equivalent to 了[le])
	喽罗	bandit

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