漏 (lòu): to leak, to divulge, to leave out by mistake
漏 (lòu) is a Chinese character meaning “to leak.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (structural) and 屚 (structural). It ranks #2020 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 漏 water 氵 falling like raindrops 雨; 屚 provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- to leak
- to divulge
- to leave out by mistake
Etymology & Origin
ideographicWater 氵 falling like raindrops 雨; 屚 provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰氵屚 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 漏
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泄漏verb | xiè lòu | (of a liquid or gas) to leak |
| 漏掉verb | lòu diào | to miss |
| 遗漏verb | yí lòu | to overlook |
| 漏水verb | lòu shuǐ | (of pipes, ceilings, roofs etc) to leak water |
| 走漏verb | zǒu lòu | to leak (information, secrets etc) |
| 透漏 | tòu lòu | to divulge |
| 漏斗noun | lòu dǒu | funnel |
| 纰漏noun | pī lòu | careless mistake |
| 漏气verb | lòu qì | to leak air or gas |
| 渗漏verb | shèn lòu | seepage |
| 漏洞百出phrase | lòu dòng bǎi chū | (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) |
| 漏税verb | lòu shuì | tax evasion |
| 疏漏verb | shū lòu | to slip up |
| 漏电verb | lòu diàn | to leak electricity |
| 漏勺noun | lòu sháo | perforated spoon |
漏 appears in 62 compound words: 35 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 漏 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous; watertight
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous; watertight
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
Showing 11 of 12 idioms containing 漏.
Example Sentences
屋顶漏水了，需要找人来修理。
Wūdǐng lòu shuǐ le, xūyào zhǎo rén lái xiūlǐ.
The roof is leaking; we need to find someone to repair it.
避孕药多久吃有效?短效药漏服12小时内补上还安全吗
bì yùn yào duō jiǔ chī yǒu xiào ? duǎn xiào yào lòu fú 1 2 xiǎo shí nèi bǔ shàng hái ān quán ma
How long does it take to take birth control pills to be effective? Is it safe to make up for short-acting medicine within 12 hours of missed dose?
男生小便后甩一甩是社交礼仪吗?避免滴漏体现个人卫生吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi shì shè jiāo lǐ yí ma ? bì miǎn dī lòu tǐ xiàn gè rén wèi shēng ma
Is shaking after urination considered social etiquette for men? Does preventing dripping reflect personal hygiene?
工地漏傳監測數據 北市推雙軌監管
gōng dì lòu 傳 監 測 數 據 běi shì tuī 雙 軌 監 guǎn
Construction site leakage monitoring data North City promotes dual-track supervision
觀察站/一紙特赦 補不了長照漏洞
觀 chá zhàn yī 紙 tè 赦 補 bù le 長 zhào lòu dòng
Observation Post: A Single Pardon Cannot Plug Long-Term Care Gaps
900克黃金遺漏列車 女乘客失而復得
kè 黃 jīn 遺 lòu liè 車 nǚ chéng kè shī ér 復 dé
900 grams of gold left behind on a train, recovered by a female passenger.
这秘密是怎么泄漏出去的？
Zhè mìmì shì zěnme xièlòu chūqù de?
How did the secret get out?
我们看漏了这件重要的事。
Wǒmen kàn lòu le zhè jiàn zhòngyào de shì.
We have overlooked this important fact.
我得推我的自行车，因为有个轮胎漏气了。
Wǒ de tuī wǒ de zìxíngchē, yīnwèi yǒu gè lúntāi lòuqì le.
I had to push my bicycle because I had a flat tire.
学生们把老师说的话一字不漏地记了下来。
Xuésheng men bǎ lǎoshī shuō dehuà yīzìbùlòu de jì le xiàlai.
The students noted down every word the teacher said.
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