娄
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Meaning: one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
💡 Think 'Lou' as a celestial 'mansion' where a woman (女) lives under the stars.
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Character Story & Explanation
娄 (lóu) represents one of the 28 lunar mansions (宿) in traditional Chinese astronomy. These mansions divide the celestial sphere into sections tracking the moon's monthly orbit. Each mansion was associated with a region of Earth and used for astrology, calendar-making, and divination. The character combines the radical 女 (woman) and phonetic 米 (mǐ), showing its ancient origin in naming celestial groups.
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