The Chinese word 楼梯 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.
Component
Pinyin
Meanings
楼梯
lóutī
1. n. (Elementary Mandarin) stairs
楼梯 ⇨ 楼 + 梯
Component
Pinyin
Meanings
楼
lóu
1. building (of two or more stories)
2. floor, level
9 樓 - comment #9
樓主 - OP
3. Lou
梯
tī
1. ladder; steps; stairs
2. ladder-shaped object
3. to climb
4. to lean against
楼 ⇨ 木 + 娄
Component
Pinyin
Meanings
木
mù
(zh-syn, 樹)
樹木 - tree
1. wood; timber
木頭tou - log
2. wooden
3. simple; plain; slow; emotionless
4. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of 沒)
有木有 - d'ya have…
5. numb
麻木 - numb, insensitive
娄
lóu
1. used as a surname
2. the Chinese constellation Lóu (Bond), one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of traditional Chinese astronomy
3. to wear
梯 ⇨ 木 + 弟
Component
Pinyin
Meanings
木
mù
(zh-syn, 樹)
樹木 - tree
1. wood; timber
木頭tou - log
2. wooden
3. simple; plain; slow; emotionless
4. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of 沒)
有木有 - d'ya have…
5. numb
麻木 - numb, insensitive
弟
dì
1. (stroke order)
2. younger brother
3. junior
4. I, me
娄 ⇨ 米 + 女
Component
Pinyin
Meanings
米
mǐ
1. hulled or husked uncooked rice
2. husked seed
3. grain-like things
4. (loanword, from (bor, zh, en, meter, notext=1)) meter