Memory phrase for the character: 漏

漏

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Meaning

to leak, to divulge, to leave out by mistake, funnel

Pronunciation

lòu

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: buttocks from the side 尸 and rain 雨

Mnemonic
 
The water on the buttocks is rain but it 'leaks' down.

Radicals

氵 waterSimplified from this water 水
尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
雨 rainView out of a window 冂 into the rain =,=. The upper line is a rain cloud.




 Vocabulary

漏斗 lòu dǒu  funnel
漏气 lòu qì  to leak air or gas
漏洞 lòu dòng  leak; hole; gap; loophole
锢漏锅 gù lòu guō  tinker; artisan who fixes leaky pots
锢漏锅 gù lòu guō  

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