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CHINESE CHARACTER

lù

露

露

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Numbered pinyin
lu4
English meanings
betray, betrayal, appear, reveal, show

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 雨; bottom 路.

  • Top

    雨
  • Bottom

    路
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    • Left

      足
    • Right

      各
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      • Top

        夂
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      • Bottom

        口

Meaning & sound clues

雨 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “rain”.

路 is identified as the sound component (lù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 露.

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

Decomposition reference

⿱雨路

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

    lù露chūlai出来。

    Show.

  2. 02

    lù露shuǐ水。

    Dew.

  3. 03

    bàolù暴露。

    Expose.

  4. 04

    lù露chū出xiàoróng笑容。

    Broke into a smile.

  5. 05

    lùtiān露天。

    Open-air.

  6. 06

    lù露yīshǒu一手。

    Show off a skill.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 披露
  • 揭露
  • 暴露
  • 沐浴露
  • 泄露
  • 流露
  • 裸露
  • 透露
  • 露天
  • 露面
  • 风餐露宿