土楼

土樓

tǔlóu

noun

Measure Word

一座土楼 zuò

Meanings

1 tulou
2 Hakka earthen communal residence
3 round rammed-earth building (Fujian)

Characters

multistory building

Examples

福建土楼是世界文化遗产。

Fújiàn tǔlóu shì shìjiè wénhuà yíchǎn.

The Fujian tulou are a UNESCO World Heritage site.

我们参观了一座圆形的土楼。

Wǒmen cānguān le yī zuò yuánxíng de tǔlóu.

We visited a circular tulou.

Tips

culture

Tulou are massive multistory rammed-earth fortresses built by the Hakka 客家 (Kèjiā) people in Fujian, often housing an entire clan around a central courtyard. UNESCO inscribed 46 of them in 2008.

Stroke Order

土 tǔ

楼 lóu