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婁

简娄 · 繁婁

Mandarin · pinyin Lóu

surname Lou
one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy

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婁: Look up this written character
娄: lóu · surname; a constellation; to wear

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2 · Lou2

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lau4 · leoi4

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character · Etymology 1

(Chinese astronomy) the constellation Lóu, one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions
(dialectal, of a body) weak; feeble; frail
(dialectal, of melons) overripe and unfit to eat
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete) to drag; to trail; to pull

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete) to tether oxen

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