楼顶 (lóu dǐng) — rooftop, top of a building

Definition

noun

rooftoptop of a building

Measure word · 个

楼顶。
Xià tiān hěn duō rén xǐ huan zài lóu dǐng shàng chéng liáng.
Many people like to cool off on the rooftop in summer.
楼顶。
Cóng lóu dǐng kě yǐ kàn dào zhěng gè chéng shì de jǐng sè.
From the rooftop you can see the entire city view.
楼顶。
Tā men zài lóu dǐng shàng zhǒng le yì xiē huā cǎo.
They planted some flowers and grass on the rooftop.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

楼lóubuilding

楼顶 combines 楼 (building) and 顶 (top) to mean the rooftop.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樓; 楼 is its simplified writing.

木婁樓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

婁

婁lóu樓lóu

Same sound today

The traditional form 樓 pairs 木 (tree) with 婁 as its sound part; the simplified 楼 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頂; 顶 is its simplified writing.

丁頁頂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

Same sound today

The traditional form 頂 pairs 頁, meaning head, with 丁, which supplies the sound; the simplified 顶 is a later abbreviation.

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