漏
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lòu · to leak, to drip

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14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 漏

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lòuWords pronounced lòu
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Example sentences

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Zhè bú shì yí gè lòu dòng, ér shì yí gè méi yǒu xiě jìn wén dàng de tè xìng.这不是一个漏洞,而是一个没有写进文档的特性。

It's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature.

Source: Tatoeba #480651 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè mì mì shì zěn me xiè lòu chū qù de?这秘密是怎么泄漏出去的?

How did the secret get out?

Source: Tatoeba #1020110 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yòng fǎ yǔ, hěn shǎo huì yí lòu zhǔ yǔ.用法语,很少会遗漏主语。

In French, you can rarely omit the subject.

Source: Tatoeba #1066665 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Měi cì xià yǔ wū dǐng jiù lòu shuǐ.每次下雨屋頂就漏水。

Every time it rains, the roof leaks.

Source: Tatoeba #780369 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dé tuī wǒ de zì xíng chē, yīn wèi yǒu gè lún tāi lòu qì le.我得推我的自行车,因为有个轮胎漏气了。

I have to push my bike because one of the tyres is flat.

Source: Tatoeba #380716 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hēi kè hěn huì lì yòng diàn nǎo ān quán cuò tuō de lòu dòng.黑客很會利用電腦安全措拖的漏洞。

Hackers are adept at getting around computer security measures.

Source: Tatoeba #1665775 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 漏 in context

  1. Say lòu, then recall the core meaning: to leak, to drip.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 漏洞 (lòu dòng), meaning “leak”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 漏 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.