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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 is used.

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

  • ㄌㄧㄡ ˊ

    liú

    to steam

    • ˊ

      shí

      food

    • 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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