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ㄌㄧㄡ ˋ

liù

to steam

餾 is an 18 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as liù in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as liú.

In simplified Chinese the character 馏 is used.

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

  • 餾
    ㄌㄧㄡ ˋ

    liù

    to steam

    • 飠
      ㄕ ˊ

      shí

      food

    • 留
      ㄌㄧㄡ ˊ

      liú

      stay

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 餾

liú
liù

Definitions for 餾 pronounced as liú

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

Definitions for 餾 pronounced as liù

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

Vocabulary

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