露 (lù): dew, reveal
露 (lù) is a Chinese character meaning “dew, reveal.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 雨 (semantic) and 路 (phonetic). It ranks #841 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 露 rain. Its radical form 雨 (rain) appears in many related characters such as 雨 (yǔ, rain), 零 (líng, zero), 雪 (xuě, snow).
Definitions
- dew, reveal
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 露
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泄露verb | xiè lù | to leak (information) |
| 露出verb | lù chū | to expose |
| 露营verb | lù yíng | to camp out |
| 露面verb | lòu miàn | to show one's face |
| 揭露verb | jiē lù | to expose |
| 露天noun | lù tiān | outdoors |
| 流露verb | liú lù | to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) |
| 露西proper-noun | lù xī | Lucy |
| 裸露verb | luǒ lù | naked |
| 显露verb | xiǎn lù | to become visible |
| 表露verb | biǎo lù | to show |
| 露馅verb | lòu xiàn | to leak |
| 披露verb | pī lù | to reveal |
| 露宿verb | lù sù | to sleep outdoors |
| 露脸verb | lòu liǎn | to show one's face |
露 appears in 100 compound words: 33 as the first character, 49 as the last, and 18 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 露 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (19)
first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
to fail to show restraint and display one's talent or vigour to the fullest extent
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
to fail to show restraint and display one's talent or vigour to the fullest extent
Showing 12 of 19 idioms containing 露.
Example Sentences
早晨的露水很重，草地都是湿的。
Zǎochen de lùshuǐ hěn zhòng, cǎodì dōu shì shī de.
The morning dew is heavy; the grass is all wet.
$38外賣椰汁芋頭西米露糖水!僅5粒芋頭+極少西米 網民嘲賑災粥
wài 賣 yē zhī 芋 頭 xī mǐ lù táng shuǐ ! 僅 lì 芋 頭 極 shǎo xī mǐ 網 mín cháo 賑 災 zhōu
$38 takeout coconut milk taro sago pudding! Only 5 pieces of taro + minimal sago. Netizens mock it as "disaster relief porridge."
漁護署:西貢東郊野公園景點及露營地點秩序及衛生與預計相若
漁 護 shǔ xī 貢 東 jiāo yě gōng 園 jǐng 點 jí lù 營 dì 點 zhì xù jí 衛 shēng 與 預 計 xiāng ruò
AFCD: Order and hygiene at attractions and camping sites in Sai Kung East Country Park are comparable to expectations.
漁護署:農曆新年黃金周西貢熱門景點及露營地錄26宗執法 包括亂拋垃圾、非法生火...
漁 護 shǔ 農 曆 xīn nián 黃 jīn zhōu xī 貢 熱 門 jǐng 點 jí lù 營 dì 錄 zōng 執 fǎ bāo kuò 亂 拋 lā jī fēi fǎ shēng huǒ . . .
AFCD: 26 Enforcement Actions Recorded at Popular Sai Kung Attractions and Campsites During Lunar New Year Golden Week, Including Littering and Illegal Fires...
...裙女搭捷運「大腿被蹭10秒」 低頭見癡漢露鳥套弄
. . . qún nǚ dā jié 運 dà tuǐ bèi cèng miǎo dī 頭 見 癡 漢 lù 鳥 tào nòng
Woman in skirt on subway has thigh rubbed for 10 seconds; looks down to see pervert exposing himself and masturbating
眼鏡店老闆:欽佩神韻揭露迫害的勇氣和智慧
yǎn 鏡 diàn lǎo 闆 欽 pèi shén 韻 jiē lù pò hài de yǒng 氣 hé zhì huì
Eyeglasses store owner: Admiring God's courage and wisdom in exposing persecution
你想把耳朵露出来吗？
Nǐ xiǎng bǎ ěrduo lùchū lái ma?
Would you like your ears to show?
你认为汤姆会露面吗？
Nǐ rèn wèi Tāngmǔ huì lòumiàn ma?
Do you think Tom will show up?
他透露了我的秘密。
Tā tòulù le wǒ de mìmì.
He disclosed my secret.
他终于露出马脚了。
Tā zhōngyú lùchūmǎjiǎo le.
He has finally shown his true colors.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 雨 (rain) component
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