婁 (lau4 | lou2) : constellation name

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婁

lau4

lou2

[1] [n] one of the 28 constellations in ancient Chinese astronomy
[2] [adj] overripe and unfit to eat
[3] [adj] weak; feeble; in poor health

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 4

Radical: 女 (#38)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

婁 / 娄

This word has been viewed 3704 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Sep 2011 10:06

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蒙特婁 mung4 dak6 lau4 meng2 te4 lou2 = Montreal

婁底 lau4 dai2 lou2 di3 = Loudi (city in Hunan)

婁底地區 lau4 dai2 dei6 keoi1 lou2 di3 di4 qu1 = Loudi district (district in Hunan)

婁煩 lau4 faan4 lou2 fan2 = Loufan (place in Shanxi)

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Decimal representation of this word: 婁
Unicode code for this character: U+5a41 (off-site link)

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