漏 meaning and stroke order
To leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake
How to write 漏, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 漏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to leak
- to divulge
- to leave out by mistake
- waterclock or hourglass (old)
How 漏 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Water 氵 falling like raindrops 雨; 屚 provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 漏
On the left is water 氵. On the right, 屚 looks like a roof 尸 with rain 雨 under it, so picture rain dripping through a roof: that is a leak, 漏 (lòu).
漏 is used for liquids or gas escaping, for secrets getting out, and for accidentally leaving something out. It often appears in compounds like 漏水 (lòushuǐ) and 漏掉 (lòudiào). Example: 屋顶漏水了。(Wūdǐng lòushuǐ le.) The roof is leaking.
Common mistake: Learners confuse 漏 (lòu) with 露 (lù or lòu, to reveal), since both contain 雨. 露 has 雨 on top and 路 below and means to show or expose, while 漏 has water on the left and means to leak or omit.
Common words with 漏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 漏洞 | lòudòng | leak; hole | HSK 5 |
| 泄漏 | xièlòu | (of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information) | HSK 7-9 |
| 漏掉 | lòudiào | to miss; to leave out | |
| 漏水 | lòushuǐ | (of pipes, ceilings, roofs etc) to leak water; to have a water leak | |
| 遗漏 | yílòu | to overlook; to miss | |
| 漏油 | lòuyóu | oil spill; oil leak; (fig.) boo! (opposite of 加油[jia1 you2]) | |
| 沙漏 | shālòu | hourglass; sand filter | |
| 走漏 | zǒulòu | to leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax | |
| 漏气 | lòuqì | to leak air or gas | |
| 漏斗 | lòudǒu | funnel |
漏 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 漏
How many strokes are in 漏?
漏 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 漏 mean?
漏 (lòu) means to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake. A common word with it is 漏洞 (lòudòng), meaning "leak; hole".
How do you pronounce 漏?
漏 is pronounced lòu, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 漏?
The radical of 漏 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 漏 under this radical.
Is 漏 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 漏 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say I missed or skipped something by mistake?
Use 漏 as a verb with a result, like 漏掉 (lòudiào) or 漏了 (lòu le). For example, 我漏了一道题 (wǒ lòu le yí dào tí) means I missed one question.
What does 漏洞 mean besides a physical hole?
漏洞 (lòudòng) is often used figuratively for a loophole, flaw, or security bug. You might hear 法律漏洞 (fǎlǜ lòudòng), a legal loophole, or 系统漏洞 (xìtǒng lòudòng), a system vulnerability.