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陋

low; humble; plain; ugly; mean; vulgar

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,545 U+964B

How 陋 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

village

components: 阝 乚 丙

How to remember it

undesirable · Heisig RSH #2344

pinnacle + 丙 third + fishhook

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 陋

WordPinyinMeaning
因陋就简 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can; to do things simply and th…
陈规陋习 chén guī lòu xí (idiom) outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways
孤陋寡闻 gū lòu guǎ wén ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded
陋居 Lòu jū The Burrow (Harry Potter)
陋规 lòu guī objectionable practices
简陋 jiǎn lòu simple and crude
陋习 lòu xí corrupt practice; bad habits; malpractice
陋俗 lòu sú undesirable customs
孤陋 gū lòu ignorant; ill-informed
粗陋 cū lòu crude; coarse; unsophisticated; shallow
陋屋 lòu wū humble dwelling
浅陋 qiǎn lòu shallow and crude; meager (knowledge or skill)
丑陋 chǒu lòu ugly
寡陋 guǎ lòu having little knowledge; not well-read
卑陋 bēi lòu humble; petty; crude
愚陋 yú lòu ignorant and backward
鄙陋 bǐ lòu superficial; shallow
卑陋龌龊 bēi lòu wò chuò sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)