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Character Decomposition
馏=饣+留
Etymology
Distilled 留 wine 饣; 留 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings2 pronunciations
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
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Words with 馏 11 total
to carbonize · dry distillation · carbonization干馏gān liúfraction (of a distillate) · key (one component part of a distillate)馏分liú fènto distill · distillation蒸馏zhēng liúfractional distillation分馏fēn liúdirect distillation直馏zhí liúdistilled water蒸馏水zhēng liú shuǐstill (i.e. distilling apparatus)蒸馏器zhēng liú qìdistilled liquor · spirits蒸馏酒zhēng liú jiǔ
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