懂中文 Dong Chinese

馏

liù, liú

distill

Distilled 留 wine 饣; 留 also provides the pronunciation

Components
饣 meaning component

饣  Meaning component

shí

  

eat

留 sound,meaning component

留  Sound Meaning component

liú

  

to stay

Evolution

馏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
馏 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
馏 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

馏 (餾) 

liù

distill, distillation; to steam; to cook in a steamer; to reheat cold food by steaming it

馏 (餾) 

liú

to distill; to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling

Most common words with 馏
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蒸馏

to distill

蒸馏水

distilled water

馏

to steam

馏分

fraction (of a distillate)

蒸馏器

still (i.e. distilling apparatus)