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Chinese symbol for “upstairs”

楼上
lóu shàng
Traditional: 樓上
upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread

The closest CC-CEDICT match for upstairs is 楼上 (lóu shàng), defined as: upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

楼 lóu
multi-story building; floor
radical 75 ⽊ · 13 strokes
上 shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 楼上.

WordPinyinMeaning
大楼 (大樓)dà lóubuilding (a relatively large, multistory one); measure word: 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò)
楼下 (樓下)lóu xiàdownstairs
楼梯 (樓梯)lóu tīstair; staircase
高楼 (高樓)gāo lóuhigh building; multistory building
办公楼 (辦公樓)bàn gōng lóuoffice building; measure word: 座 (zuò), 栋 (dòng)
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
晚上wǎn shangevening; night
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand

See also: Japanese symbol for “upstairs”.

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.