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露

lù

to expose, to reveal

A mountain peak emerges from parting clouds
Memory picture

Character

露 lòu

Strokes
21
Radical
雨 — rain
Made of
雨 rain 路 road, path, street
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 云散开后,远处的山峰慢慢露出轮廓。 Yún sàn kāi hòu, yuǎnchù de shānfēng mànmàn lù chū lúnkuò. After the clouds dispersed, the distant mountain peaks slowly revealed their outline.
  • 她笑着说话,露出一口整齐的牙齿。 Tā xiàozhe shuōhuà, lù chū yì kǒu zhěngqí de yáchǐ. She smiled as she spoke, showing a row of even teeth.
  • 夏天的时候,很多人喜欢穿露肩的衣服。 Xiàtiān de shíhou, hěn duō rén xǐhuan chuān lù jiān de yīfu. In summer many people like to wear tops that leave the shoulders bare.

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