楼主

樓主

lóuzhǔ

noun

Measure Word

一位楼主 wèi

Meanings

1 original poster (OP) of an online thread
2 landlord (of a building)

Characters

building, floor

Examples

楼主，求求你更新一下。

Lóuzhǔ, qiú qiu nǐ gēngxīn yí xià.

OP, please please post an update.

感谢楼主分享。

Gǎnxiè lóuzhǔ fēnxiǎng.

Thanks for sharing, OP.

Tips

culture

楼主 ('building owner') is forum slang — a thread (帖子) was imagined as a building, each reply a floor (楼). The person who opens the thread 'owns the building'. Still everyday on Baidu Tieba, Zhihu, Douban and NGA.

Stroke Order

楼 lóu

主 zhǔ