How to Write 喽 (lóu) — Meaning “final particle (indicating change)”

Picture someone shouting "Let's go!" (走喽) with their mouth (口) wide open, and the sound "lou" reminds you of "low" as in lowering a tone to end a sentence. The right part 娄 looks like a person leading others, reinforcing the idea of announcing a change.

Write the left radical 口 small and high, then the right part 娄 starting with 米 (rice) followed by 女 below. A common mistake is making the 口 too large or misaligning it; keep 口 at the upper-left corner of the character. The stroke order for 米 is left to right, then 女 with its standard order.

喽 is a final particle indicating change (e.g., 走喽 'Let's go!'), while 哥 means 'elder brother' and 㕡 is a rare character for a river name. Visually, 喽 has 口 on the left and 娄 on the right, whereas 哥 has two 可 stacked vertically and 㕡 has 口 inside a different complex component.

喽 is a colloquial final particle used in casual speech to announce a change or call to action, like 吃饭喽 ('Time to eat!') or 好了喽 ('Okay then'). It often carries a friendly, informal tone and is common in daily conversation, especially with children or among close friends.

Common words containing 喽 include: 走喽 (zǒu lóu) — Let's go!; 吃饭喽 (chī fàn lóu) — Meal's ready!; Time to eat!; 好了喽 (hǎo le lóu) — Okay then; it's done.