Chinese symbol for “penthouse”
顶楼
dǐng lóu
Traditional: 頂樓
top floor; attic; loft; garret
The closest CC-CEDICT match for penthouse is 顶楼 (dǐng lóu), defined as: top floor; attic; loft; garret; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顶楼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屋顶 (屋頂) | wū dǐng | roof |
| 顶级 (頂級) | dǐng jí | top-notch; first-rate |
| 顶尖 (頂尖) | dǐng jiān | peak; apex |
| 山顶 (山頂) | shān dǐng | hilltop |
| 顶部 (頂部) | dǐng bù | roof; topmost part |
| 头顶 (頭頂) | tóu dǐng | top of the head |
| 大楼 (大樓) | dà lóu | building (a relatively large, multistory one); measure word: 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò) |
| 楼下 (樓下) | lóu xià | downstairs |
See also: Japanese symbol for “penthouse”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.