陋 (lòu): low, humble, plain
陋 (lòu) is a Chinese character meaning “low.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 阝 (semantic). It ranks #2533 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 陋 village. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- low
- humble
- plain
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丑陋 | chǒu lòu | ugly |
| 简陋 | jiǎn lòu | simple and crude |
| 陋习 | lòu xí | corrupt practice |
| 孤陋寡闻 | gū lòu guǎ wén | ignorant and inexperienced |
| 粗陋 | cū lòu | crude |
| 陈规陋习 | chén guī lòu xí | (idiom) outmoded conventions |
| 鄙陋 | bǐ lòu | superficial |
| 因陋就简 | yīn lòu jiù jiǎn | crude but simple methods (idiom) |
| 陋规 | lòu guī | objectionable practices |
| 陋居 | lòu jū | The Burrow (Harry Potter) |
| 陋屋 | lòu wū | humble dwelling |
| 孤陋 | gū lòu | ignorant |
| 陋俗 | lòu sú | undesirable customs |
| 愚陋 | yú lòu | ignorant and backward |
| 卑陋龌龊 | bēi lòu wò chuò | sordid and contemptible (idiom) |
陋 appears in 18 compound words: 28 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 陋 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 陋.
Example Sentences
陋字由8笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
lòu zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "陋" consists of eight strokes and has a very ingenious structure.
台语片资深女星白蝶独居过世无人知 灵堂简陋周游鼻酸
tái yǔ piàn zī shēn nǚ xīng bái dié dú jū guò shì wú rén zhī líng táng jiǎn lòu zhōu yóu bí suān
正论:围标陋习存已久 提高刑责绝乱象
zhèng lùn : wéi biāo lòu xí cún yǐ jiǔ tí gāo xíng zé jué luàn xiàng
Opinion: The Malpractice of Bid-Rigging Has Persisted for Years; Strengthening Criminal Penalties Is the Only Way to End This Chaos
美丽、丑陋、富有、贫穷、强壮和虚弱都是形容词。
Měilì, chǒulòu, fùyǒu, pínqióng, qiángzhuàng hé xūruò dōu shì xíngróngcí.
Beautiful, ugly, rich, poor, strong, and weak are examples of adjectives.
伯拉罕·林肯，美国第16任总统，生于肯塔基州的一个简陋的小屋里。
Bó lā hǎn · Línkěn, Měiguó dì 16 rèn zǒngtǒng, shēng yú Kěntǎjīzhōu de yī gè jiǎnlòu de xiǎowū lǐ.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Kentucky.
Character Family
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