| 陋 | lòu | low; humble; plain; ugly; mean; vulgar |
| 简陋 | jiǎn lòu | simple and crude (of a room or building) |
| 因陋就简 | yīn lòu jiù jiǎn | crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can; to do things simply and thriftily; It's not pretty but it works. |
| 丑陋 | chǒu lòu | ugly |
| 卑陋龌龊 | bēi lòu wò chuò | sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action) |
| 孤陋 | gū lòu | ignorant; ill-informed |
| 孤陋寡闻 | gū lòu guǎ wén | ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded |
| 寡陋 | guǎ lòu | having little knowledge; not well-read |
| 愚陋 | yú lòu | ignorant and backward |
| 浅陋 | qiǎn lòu | shallow and crude; meager (knowledge or skill) |
| 鄙陋 | bǐ lòu | superficial; shallow |
| 陋居 | Lòu jū | The Burrow (Harry Potter) |
| 陋屋 | lòu wū | humble dwelling |
| 陋习 | lòu xí | corrupt practice; bad habits; malpractice |
| 陋规 | lòu guī | objectionable practices |
| 陈规陋习 | chén guī lòu xí | outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways |
