Chinese Word: 陋 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

陋HSK 6

Pinyin: lòu

English Definition: low; humble; plain; ugly; mean; vulgar

Chinese Definition:
①丑的，粗劣，不文明的：丑陋。粗陋。陋俗。
②狭小，简略：陋室。简陋。因陋就简。陋巷簟瓢(形容家境贫寒，生活清苦)。
③见识小：浅陋。孤陋寡闻。
④轻视：陋今而荣古。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 阜

Pictophonetic:龙 indicates the sound; 阝 (village) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
- ⿺ Surround from lower left
  - 乚 [ gōu ] secret, hidden, mysterious; small, minute; to conceal
  - 丙 [ bǐng ] third; 3rd heavenly stem

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简陋HSK 6	jiǎn lòu	simple and crude
丑陋	chǒu lòu	ugly
陋习	lòu xí	corrupt practice; bad habits; malpractice
陈规陋习	chén guī lòu xí	outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways
孤陋寡闻	gū lòu guǎ wén	ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded

1		wǒ men 我们 dōu 都 yǒu 有 wǒ men 我们 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 lòu xí 陋习。 We all have our vices.
2		tā 他 kào zhe 靠着 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 nǔ lì 努力 bǎi tuō 摆脱 le 了 dǔ bó 赌博 de 的 lòu xí 陋习。 He got rid of his gambling habit through his own efforts.
3		yī zhǐ 一只 chǒu lòu 丑陋 de 的 xiǎo niǎo 小鸟 yīn 因 zhe 着 tā 它 de 的 yǒng qì 勇气 zuì zhōng 最终 biàn chéng 变成 le 了 yī zhǐ 一只 měi lì 美丽 de 的 tiān é 天鹅。 An ugly little bird turned into a beautiful swan because of its bravery.