滤 meaning and stroke order
To filter, to strain
How to write 滤, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 滤
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to strain
- to filter
How 滤 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 虑 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 滤
滤 is pictophonetic: the water radical 氵 shows the meaning, and 虑 (lǜ, to consider) gives the sound. Picture water passing through something that carefully considers what may go through and what must stay behind.
滤 is rarely used alone in everyday speech and usually appears in compounds like 过滤 (guòlǜ) or 过滤器 (guòlǜqì). It covers both physical filtering of liquids and air and figurative filtering of information. Example: 这个水要先过滤再喝。(Zhège shuǐ yào xiān guòlǜ zài hē.) This water should be filtered before drinking.
Common mistake: Learners often drop the water radical and write 虑 (lǜ, to consider), which has the same pronunciation but means to think over. Also remember the ü sound: it is lǜ, not lù, so type it as lv4 on most pinyin keyboards.
Common words with 滤
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 过滤 | guòlǜ | to filter | HSK 7-9 |
| 过滤器 | guòlǜqì | filtering apparatus; (machine) filter |
滤 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 滤
How many strokes are in 滤?
滤 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 滤 mean?
滤 (lǜ) means to filter, to strain. A common word with it is 过滤 (guòlǜ), meaning "to filter".
How do you pronounce 滤?
滤 is pronounced lǜ, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 滤?
The radical of 滤 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 滤 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 滤?
The traditional form of 滤 is 濾. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 滤 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 滤 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 滤 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say water filter or coffee filter in Chinese?
A water filter is 净水器 (jìngshuǐqì) or 滤水器 (lǜshuǐqì), and a coffee filter paper is 咖啡滤纸 (kāfēi lǜzhǐ). 滤纸 (lǜzhǐ) by itself means filter paper.
Can 滤 be used for photo filters or social media filters?
Yes. A camera or app filter is called 滤镜 (lǜjìng). People often say 加个滤镜 (jiā ge lǜjìng) for adding a filter to a photo.