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熘

liū

Character

What 熘 means

1. quick-fry
2. sim. to stir-frying, but with cornstarch added
3. also written 溜

Characters built on 留

These share the phonetic component 留 (liú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 瘤liútumor
• 溜liūto slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate
• 榴liúpomegranate
• 馏liúto distill; to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling
• 遛liùto stroll; to walk (an animal)
• 骝liúbay horse with black mane
• 镏liú(Taiwan; chemistry) lutetium

Sounds the same

Read liū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 溜to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate