漏 meaning in English

lòu

to leak; to divulge

HSK 5verb14 strokes

Meaning of 漏

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lòu

to leak
to divulge
to leave out by mistake
waterclock or hourglass (old)

How to use 漏

漏 is a common verb for liquids or gas escaping, and it also means to miss or leave something out by accident. It often appears with a result word, as in 漏掉 (lòudiào) or 漏了 (lòu le). Example: 屋顶漏水了。(Wūdǐng lòu shuǐ le.) The roof is leaking.

漏 (lòu) has the water radical 氵 on the left and 屚 on the right, which shows rain 雨 coming in under a roof 尸. Picture rainwater dripping through a broken roof, and you have a leak.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 漏 (lòu) with 露 (lòu / lù), which also has 雨 and appears in 露面 (lòumiàn, to show one's face). 漏 with 氵 means something escapes or gets missed, while 露 means something is revealed or shown.

漏 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè本běn书shū错cuò漏lòu百bǎi出chū。

This book is full of errors.

黑hēi客kè很hěn会huì利lì用yòng电diàn脑nǎo安ān全quán措cuò拖tuō的de漏lòu洞dòng。

Hackers are adept at getting around computer security measures.

轮lún胎tāi漏lòu气qì了le。

The tire leaks air.

我wǒ得de推tuī我wǒ的de自zì行xíng车chē，因yīn为wèi有yǒu个gè轮lún胎tāi漏lòu气qì了le。

I had to push my bicycle because I had a flat tire.

我wǒ们men看kàn漏lòu了le这zhè件jiàn重zhòng要yào的de事shì。

We have overlooked this important fact.

Stroke order for each character

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漏 lòu · to leak · 14 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 漏.

漏洞	lòudòng	leak; hole
泄漏	xièlòu	(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)
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

Questions about 漏

What does 漏 mean?

漏 (lòu) means "to leak; to divulge" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 漏?

漏 is made of 1 character: 漏 (14 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 漏 an HSK word?

Yes. 漏 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How do I say I missed a word or a question with 漏?

Put 漏 before the thing missed, often with 了 or 掉. For example, 我漏了一道题。(Wǒ lòu le yí dào tí.) means I missed one question.

What does 漏油 mean when people say it at a sports game?

Literally 漏油 (lòuyóu) is an oil leak. As slang it is a joking opposite of 加油 (jiāyóu, go, cheer up), so it works like booing or teasing a team.