1. 馏

馏

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  • 4678th most frequent character
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  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
馏→
饣留
2Radical
馏→
饣eat/food卯N/A田field
3Graphical
馏→
⺈乚卯冂一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liú (liu2)to distill • to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling
2. liù (liu4)to steam • to cook in a steamer • to reheat cold food by steaming it

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 馏 liú (liu2)The component 留 is pronounced as 'liú' (liu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 馏 liù (liu4)The component 留 is pronounced as 'liú' (liu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

蒸馏 (蒸餾)

Uncommon

蒸馏器 (蒸餾器)
蒸馏水 (蒸餾水)

RareShow 5

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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