liú

All readings
Source form: 餾 / 馏
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to distill / to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-df37df9fa9f7e372. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

餾 馏 [liu2] /to distill/to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling/

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liù

All readings
Source form: 餾 / 馏
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to steam / to cook in a steamer / to reheat cold food by steaming it
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3ebf570db9611ba1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

餾 馏 [liu4] /to steam/to cook in a steamer/to reheat cold food by steaming it/

Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

Other forms in these source records: 餾

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Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.