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CHINESE CHARACTER

lòu

漏

漏

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to leak

Numbered pinyin
lou4
English meanings
to leak, to divulge, to leave out by mistake, waterclock or hourglass (old)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 屚.

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    屚
    Explore parts · Enclosed from the upper left

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵屚

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wūdǐng屋顶lòu漏shuǐ水。

    The roof leaks.

  2. 02

    lòu漏le了。

    Leaked.

  3. 03

    lòu漏yǔ雨。

    Rain leaks in.

  4. 04

    lòu漏diào掉。

    Miss out.

  5. 05

    shuǐ水lòu漏chūlai出来。

    Water leaks out.

  6. 06

    méi没lòu漏。

    No leak.

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