ㄌㄧㄡ ˊ

liú

to steam

馏 is a 13 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as liú in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as liù.

In traditional Chinese the character 餾 is used.

It is made up of the components 饣 (food) and 留 (stay).

  • 馏
    ㄌㄧㄡ ˊ

    liú

    to steam

    • 饣
      ㄕ ˊ

      shí

      food

    • 留
      ㄌㄧㄡ ˊ

      liú

      stay

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 馏

liú
liù

Definitions for 馏 pronounced as liú

  • to distill
  • to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling

Definitions for 馏 pronounced as liù

  • to steam
  • to cook in a steamer
  • to reheat cold food by steaming it

Vocabulary

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