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Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD 
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD Regular Modern
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Originally written as 屚, which depicts rainwater (雨) leaking through a roof (广). The 氵 (water) component was added later to clarify the meaning.
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | luwH | [Nə-r]ˤok-s | leak (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“漏，以銅受水刻節，晝夜百刻。从水，屚聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.1011, 1025許進雄《新編進階甲骨文字典: 甲骨文發現120周年紀念版》p.204
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)