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馏
餾
liú
1. to distill
2. to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling
Common • Top 19%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

馏
liú
distill, distillation
13 丶

Compound Words (8)

干馏
gānliú
to carbonize
分馏
fēnliú
fractional distillation
直馏
zhíliú
direct distillation
蒸馏
zhēngliú
to distill
馏分
liúfèn
fraction (of a distillate)
蒸馏水
zhēngliúshuǐ
distilled water
蒸馏酒
zhēngliújiǔ
distilling alcohol
蒸馏器
zhēngliúqì
still (i.e. distilling apparatus)

Alternate Entries

馏
liù
to steam / to cook in a steamer / to reheat cold food by steaming it

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
4,699
Word Frequency Rank
16,388 of 84,292