漏
loù · HSK 5
to leak
💧 氵(water) + 屚 (rain through a roof) — water leaking through
The radical 氵means water; 屚 depicts rain (雨) under a roof (尸), so water seeps through the cracks. Extended from physical leaks to leaking secrets or accidentally leaving things out.
漏 — water radical 氵 + 屚 (leak component, rain 雨 under roof 尸)
漏 combines the water radical 氵 with 屚, which depicts rain 雨 leaking through a roof 尸. The right side gives both meaning and sound, while 氵 reinforces the water sense. Originally referring to a water clock or leaking water, it now broadly means 'to leak' or 'omit'.