Chinese word dictionary

更漏

gēng lòu · water clock used to mark night watches

Practice word

Word information

Simplified更漏

Traditional更漏

Pinyingēng lòu

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

更gèng

more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify

漏lòu

to leak, to drip; hour glass; funnel

How to learn 更漏

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

更gèng

more; even more; further; still; still more

更加gèngjiā

more (than sth else); even more

更换gēnghuàn

to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)

更新gēngxīn

to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate

漏lòu

to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)

漏洞lòudòng

leak; hole; gap; loophole