露 lù — dew · English

露

lù

dew

At a glance · 露

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

露字小篆从雨路声，为形声字；本义为露水。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

露本义为露水，引申为显露。

Structure

形声字，上部『雨』为意符表水汽，下部『路』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinlù

Radical雨

Strokes21

UnicodeU+9732

Character type形声

Theme天文

Six languages, one character

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English dew Lu is a phonetic-semantic character meaning dew.

Français rosée Lu est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant la rosée.

Español rocío Lu es un carácter fonosemántico que significa el rocío.

العربية ندى لو حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الندى.

Русский роса Лу — фоносемантический знак, означающий росу.

Common words

露水lù shuǐdew
暴露bào lùexpose

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