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lòu

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lòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lòu | lou4
English translation
to leak
to divulge
to leave out by mistake
waterclock or hourglass (old)
to leak, to drip; hour glass; funnel

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About lòu

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

lòu

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Water  shuǐ  falling like raindrops  provides the pronunciation

Etymology of lòu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

氵屚

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Example sentences using lòu

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作为 zuòwéi 计时器 jì shí qì , lòu de 使用 shǐyòng 日晷 rì guǐ Shǐ wéi 普遍 pǔbiàn .

Many ancient Chinese men of letters left behind beautiful verses about the clepsydra.

哎哟 aī yō , lòu !

Hey, the kettle leaks!

yuàn zài 自己 zìjǐ de 阅读 yuèdú Shū Zhōng 漏掉 lòu diào zhè běn yǒu 价值 jiàzhí 的书.

I'll not wish to omit this valuable book from my reading.

Wén dào le méi 气味 qìwèi , 一定 yīdìng shì 什么 shénme 地方 dìfāng 漏气 lòu qì le .

I smell gas; there must be a leak somewhere.

yǒu shén me 地方 dìfāng lòu 煤气 méi qì le -- Wén dào le ?

There's gas escaping somewhere can you smell it?

Words with lòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
lòu to leak lòu
漏洞 lòu dòng leak漏洞 lòu dòng
泄漏 xiè lòu to leak泄漏 xiè lòu
遗漏 yí lòu to overlook遺漏
漏掉 lòu diào to miss漏掉 lòu diào
漏水 lòu shuǐ to leak (of water)漏水 lòu shuǐ
走漏 zǒulòu to divulge走漏 zǒulòu
渗漏 shèn lòu seepage滲漏
漏斗 lòu dǒu funnel漏斗 lòu dǒu
漏气 lòu qì to leak air or gas漏氣
漏税 lòu shuì tax evasion漏稅
纰漏 pī lòu slip-up紕漏
疏漏 shū lòu to slip疏漏 shū lòu
透漏 tòu lòu to divulge透漏 tòu lòu
漏洞百出 lòu dòng bǎi chū lit. one hundred loopholes (idiom); full of mistakes (of speech or article)漏洞百出 lòu dòng bǎi chū
沙漏 shā lòu hourglass沙漏 shā lòu
漏电 lòu diàn to leak electricity漏電
漏油 lòu yóu oil spill漏油 lòu yóu
滴水不漏 dī shuǐ bù lòu watertight滴水不漏 dī shuǐ bù lòu
偷漏 tōu lòu to evade (taxes)偷漏 tōu lòu
地漏 dì lòu drain地漏 dì lòu
漏网之鱼 lòu wǎng zhī yú a fish that escaped the net (idiom)漏網之魚

lòu Decomposition & Compounds

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lòu Decomposition

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