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露

lù

HSK 5 Character

What 露 means

1. dew
2. syrup
3. nectar
4. outdoors (not under cover)
5. to show
6. to reveal
7. to betray
8. to expose

Other readings

露 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• lòuto show; to reveal; to betray
• Lùsurname Lu

Example sentences

• 去露台。
  Qù lùtái.
  Go to the patio.
• 肯喜欢露营。
  Ken likes camping.
• 汤姆露齿而笑。
  Tāngmǔ lùchǐ'érxiào.
  Tom is grinning.
• 露西来自美国。
  Lucy is from America.
• 太阳露出来了。
  The sun came out.
• 我不用沐浴露。
  I don't use shower gel.

Words starting with 露

• 露出lù chūto expose; to show; also pr. lòu chū
• 露天lù tiānoutdoors; al fresco; in the open
• 露面lòu miànto show one's face; to appear (in public)
• 露水lù shuǐdew; fig. short-lasting; ephemeral
• 露营lù yíngto camp out; camping
• 露宿lù sùto sleep outdoors; to spend the night in the open
• 露台lù táibalcony; patio; flat roof
• 露脸lòu liǎnto show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known
• 露珠lù zhūdewdrop
• 露西Lù xīLucy
• 露骨lù gǔblatant; unsubtle; frank
• 露点lù diǎn(meteorology) dew point
• 露馅lòu xiànto leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans
• 露头lòu tóuto show one's head; to give a sign to show one's presence
• 露富lòu fùto show one's wealth; to let one's wealth show
• 露底lòu dǐto let out a secret
• 露白lòu báito reveal one's valuables inadvertently; to betray one's silver (money) when traveling
• 露相lòu xiàngto show one's true colors
• 露背lòu bèi(of a garment) backless; halterneck
• 露风lòu fēngto divulge a secret; to leak
• 露体lù tǐnaked
• 露天大戏院lù tiān dà xì yuànopen-air amphitheater
• 露马脚lòu mǎ jiǎoto reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
• 露出马脚lù chū mǎ jiǎoto reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away

Words containing 露

• 暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal; to lay bare
• 流露liú lùto reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's…
• 揭露jiē lùto expose; to unmask; to ferret out
• 泄露xiè lùto leak (information); to divulge; also pr. xiè lòu
• 透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge; to reveal
• 披露pī lùto reveal; to publish; to make public
• 显露xiǎn lùto become visible; to reveal
• 裸露luǒ lùnaked; bare; uncovered; exposed
• 表露biǎo lùto show; to reveal (one's feelings etc)
• 吐露tǔ lùto tell; to disclose; to reveal
• 面露miàn lùto look (tired, pleased etc); to wear (a smile, a puzzled expression etc)
• 展露zhǎn lùto expose; to reveal
• 雨露yǔ lùrain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace
• 白露Bái lùBailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 8th-22nd September
• 崭露头角zhǎn lù tóu jiǎoto reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
• 败露bài lù(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed
• 外露wài lùexposed; appearing on the outside
• 袒露tǎn lùto expose; to bare
• 抛头露面pāo tóu lù miànto put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)
• 暴露无遗bào lù wú yíto lay bare; to come to light
• 不露声色bù lù shēng sènot show one's feeling or intentions
• 出露chū lùto emerge
• 初露chū lùfirst sign (of budding talent)
• 带露dài lùdewy

Characters built on 路

These share the phonetic component 路 (lù), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 鹭lùheron
• 璐lùbeautiful jade
• 潞Lùname of a river; surname Lu

Characters that look like 露

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 蠢chǔnstupid; sluggish; clumsy
• 霸bàhegemon; tyrant; lord
• 馨xīnfragrant
• 霹pīused in 霹雳
• 霰xiàngraupel; snow pellet; soft hail
• 颦pínto scowl; to knit the brows

Sounds the same

Read lù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 路road; journey; route
• 录to carve wood
• 陆(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)
• 碌used in 劳碌; used in 庸碌; used in 骨碌
• 赂bribe; bribery
• 鹿deer
• 禄good fortune; official salary
• 璐beautiful jade
• 六used in place names
• 绿used in names
• 麓foot of a hill
• 鹭heron