| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs |
| 楼主 | lóu zhǔ | original poster (in an online forum); landlord of a building (traditional) |
| 楼子 | lóu zi | pavilion; variant of 娄子 |
| 楼宇 | lóu yǔ | building |
| 楼层 | lóu céng | story; floor |
| 楼市 | lóu shì | real estate market |
| 楼座 | lóu zuò | gallery seat (in theater) |
| 楼厢 | lóu xiāng | loft |
| 楼梯口 | lóu tī kǒu | head of a flight of stairs |
| 楼梯台 | lóu tī tái | staircase balcony; landing |
| 楼梯间 | lóu tī jiān | staircase; flight of stairs |
| 楼橹 | lóu lǔ | watch tower; movable battlefield turret |
| 楼盘 | lóu pán | building under construction; commercial property; real estate (for sale or rent) |
| 楼兰 | Lóu lán | ancient oasis town of Kroraina or Loulan on the Silk road near Lop Nor 罗布泊, modern Xinjiang |
| 楼阁塔 | lóu gé tǎ | multi-storied pagoda |
| 气楼 | qì lóu | small ventilation tower on roof of building |
| 海市蜃楼 | hǎi shì shèn lóu | mirage |
| 琼楼玉宇 | qióng lóu yù yǔ | bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling |
| 登机楼 | dēng jī lóu | (airport) terminal |
| 百货大楼 | bǎi huò dà lóu | department store |
| 石楼 | Shí lóu | Shilou county in Lüliang 吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 |
| 石楼县 | Shí lóu xiàn | Shilou county in Lüliang 吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 |
| 空中楼阁 | kōng zhōng lóu gé | pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction; castles in Spain; imaginary future plans |
| 联邦大楼 | lián bāng dà lóu | federal building |
| 自动楼梯 | zì dòng lóu tī | escalator |
| 西楼梦 | Xī lóu mèng | Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令; same as 西楼记 |
| 西楼记 | Xī lóu jì | Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令; same as 西楼梦 |
| 角楼 | jiǎo lóu | corner (between walls) |
| 赤崁楼 | Chì kǎn lóu | Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌楼) |
| 赤嵌楼 | Chì kǎn lóu | Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁楼) |
| 跳楼 | tiào lóu | to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) |
| 办公大楼 | bàn gōng dà lóu | office building |
| 办公楼 | bàn gōng lóu | office building; CL:座,栋 |
| 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 |
| 酒楼 | jiǔ lóu | restaurant |
| 重楼 | chóng lóu | multi-storied building |
| 银楼 | yín lóu | silverware store; jewelry center |
| 钟楼区 | Zhōng lóu qū | Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市, Jiangsu |
| 钟楼怪人 | Zhōng lóu guài rén | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 维克多・雨果[Wei2 ke4 duo1 · Yu3 guo3] |
| 顶楼 | dǐng lóu | attic; loft; garret |
| 骑楼 | qí lóu | arcade (architecture) |
| 高楼大厦 | gāo lóu dà shà | tall buildings and large mansions; high-rise apartment building |
| 鬼楼 | guǐ lóu | haunted house |
| 黄鹤楼 | Huáng hè lóu | Yellow crane tower in Wuhan city, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985; favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes; Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔颢, with theme the past will never return; one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang tower 岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan 湖南岳阳 and Tengwang tower 滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi 江西南昌 |
| 鼓楼区 | Gǔ lóu qū | Drumtower city district (various); Gulou district of Nanjing City 南京市, Jiangsu; Gulou or Drumtower district of Fuzhou city 福州市, Fujian |
