露

lù

dew

Character

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

清晨的露凝结在草叶上，折射出微弱的晨光。 Qīngchén de lù níngjié zài cǎoyè shàng, zhéshe chū wēiruò de chénguāng. The morning dew condensed on the grass leaves, refracting the faint dawn light.
早上草地上有很多露，鞋子都湿了。 Zǎoshang cǎodì shàng yǒu hěn duō lù, xiézi dōu shī le. There was a lot of dew on the grass this morning and my shoes got wet.
荷叶上的露在阳光下像一颗颗小珍珠。 Héyè shàng de lù zài yángguāng xià xiàng yì kē kē xiǎo zhēnzhū. The dew on the lotus leaf looked like little pearls in the sunlight.