漏(lòu)

HSK 514 strokes

to leak

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Character information

Pinyin
lòu
Meaning
to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 漏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵屚

Water 氵 falling like raindrops 雨; 屚 provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

氵shuǐ屚lòu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 漏 step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 漏

Common words using 漏 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lòu漏dòng洞
HSK 5

leak

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xiè泄lòu漏
HSK 7-9

(of a liquid or gas) to leak

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tōu偷lòu漏

to evade (taxes)

Open 偷漏 page →
dì地lòu漏

drain; underground drainpipe; floor gutter; 25th of 2nd lunar month

Open 地漏 page →
bēng崩lòu漏

uterine bleeding

Open 崩漏 page →
guà挂yī一lòu漏wàn万

to mention some but omit many others (idiom)

Open 挂一漏万 page →
jiǎn捡lòu漏

to repair a leaky roof

Open 捡漏 page →
shā沙lòu漏

hourglass

Open 沙漏 page →

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From 漏’s common words

洞泄偷地崩挂一万

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