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Characters, words, pinyin or English

露 lù dew

dew; leak; exposed; to reveal; to show

How to remember 露: 雨 rain + 路 road = dew. There was no rain last night, yet the jogger's shoes get soaked on the grassy road by the morning dew.

  • HSK 6
  • 21 strokes
  • Radical 雨

Component breakdown

露 = 雨 rain + 路 road

  • 雨 rain
  • 路 road
    • 𧾷 foot
    • 各 each
      • 夂 pursue
      • 口 mouth
The Gushi story

There was no rain last night, yet the jogger's shoes get soaked on the grassy road by the morning dew.

How it is used

  • Two readings. As lù (written/compound): dew, or to reveal/expose - 暴露 (bàolù) to expose, 透露 (tòulù) to disclose, 揭露 (jiēlù) to unmask, 流露 (liúlù) to let show (unintentionally, of feelings).
  • As lòu (spoken): 露面 (lòumiàn) to show up/appear, 露馅 (lòuxiàn) to give oneself away, 泄露 (xièlòu) to leak (secrets). Rough rule: bookish compounds take lù, casual show-up/leak-out senses take lòu.

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