馏

餾
liú, liù
Rank #4702

Definitions

liú to distill; to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling
liù to steam; to cook in a steamer; to reheat cold food by steaming it

Etymology

Distilled 留 wine 饣; 留 also provides the pronunciation

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 留

溜 瘤 榴 遛 镏 熘 蹓 骝 飗 罶 霤 飀 鹠 瑠

Component: 饣

饭 馆 饮 饰 饿 饲 饱 饥 饶 饼 蚀 馈 饷 饵

Components

留 饣

Example Words

蒸馏 蒸馏器 蒸馏水