喽

嘍
lóu
#3,214 most
frequent character
(bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

喽 has 口 mouth as its meaning part and 娄 lóu as its sound part. Read lóu, it first meant long-winded, then grew to smart and experienced, foreign speech sounds, and bandit underlings. Read lou, it is a warning particle, borrowed for its sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

喽lou
(final particle equivalent to 了[le5])

Homophones

HSK 3
楼lóu
house with more than 1 story

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