娄

婁
Lou2
#4,043 most
frequent character
surname Lou

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

娄 has 女 woman as a picture part; 米 is now an empty part. It first meant putting one's hands on a woman's waist. Its use as a surname was borrowed for sound; read lǚ, it was borrowed for 'frequently', later written 屡.

娄 as a component in other characters

sound18 characters
数楼屡搂缕喽髅篓褛镂偻瘘蝼嵝窭蒌

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