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distillation

HSK 10
liú, liù
リュウ
Distilled 留 wine 飠; 留 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (餾)
radical+ stay =
distillation
Meaning component
radical
Meaning component
liú stay
old variant of 留[liú]
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Simplified (馏)
food+ stay =
distill
Meaning component
shí food
eat, food
Meaning component
liú stay
old variant of 留[liú]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [liú]
to distill; to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling
/ [liù]
to steam; to cook in a steamer; to reheat cold food by steaming it
Example Sentences