餾 meaning and stroke order

liú

Distill, distillation

Strokes18
Pinyinliú
ToneTone 2

How to write 餾, stroke by stroke

18 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 餾

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

liúsecond tone (rising)
  1. to distill
  2. to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling
liùfourth tone (falling)
  1. to steam
  2. to cook in a steamer
  3. to reheat cold food by steaming it

How 餾 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Distilled 留 wine 飠; 留 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 飠 (food), shared by 44 characters on this site.

Questions about 餾

How many strokes are in 餾?

餾 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 餾 mean?

餾 (liú) means distill, distillation.

How do you pronounce 餾?

餾 is pronounced liú, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 餾?

The radical of 餾 is 飠, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 餾 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 餾?

餾 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 馏, used in mainland China and Singapore.