Definitions

1. 1. balcony
2. 2. high building (esp. in poetry)
3. 3. tower

Components

• 楼 Lóu – surname Lou
• 台 Tái – PN:Taiwan (abbr.)
• 台 tái – desk

Related Words

• 近水楼台 jìn shuǐ lóu tái – lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
• 近水楼台先得月 jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè – the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
• 笙歌归院落，灯火下楼台 shēng gē guī yuàn luò , dēng huǒ xià lóu – after the banquet, the music stopped, silence returned, and the lights on the tower were also extinguished