露
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dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 21
- Radical
- 雨 +12
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 露
- Common rank
- #583
- Unicode
- U+9732
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Formation & memory
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Words with 露
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黄土不露天 | a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern Chin… | |
| 花露水 | perfumed toilet water; eau de cologne; floral water; hydrosol | |
| 露一手 | to show off one's abilities; to exhibit one's skills | |
| 真人不露相 | the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom) | |
| 不外露 | not exposed; concealed from view | |
| 不露声色 | not show one's feeling or intentions | |
| 人生如朝露 | human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human exist… | |
| 三点全露 | (slang) naked; nude | |
| 露出马脚 | to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away | |
| 人生朝露 | human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human exist… | |
| 不显山不露水 | lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key fa… | |
| 一夜露水 | one-night stand; ephemeral | |
| 圣露西亚 | Saint Lucia (Tw) | |
| 电光朝露 | flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral; impermanent | |
| 露马脚 | to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away | |
| 西米露 | tapioca pudding; sago pudding | |
| 露水 | dew; fig. short-lasting; ephemeral | |
| 露头 | to show one's head; to give a sign to show one's presence | |
| 果子露 | fruit drink | |
| 露天 | outdoors; al fresco; in the open |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 路 — compare how they read.