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熘

liū ㄌㄧㄡ

    • quick-fry
    • sim. to stir-frying, but with cornstarch added

Cantonese: lau6, liu1

Other words read liū

In the same tone

  • 溜 liū slip away

liu with other tones

  • 流 liú flow
  • 六 liù six
  • 留 liú leave
  • 刘 liú type of battle-ax
  • 柳 liǔ willow
  • 陆 liù six
  • 硫 liú sulfur
  • 瘤 liú tumor
  • 碌 liù used in 碌碡 liùzhou
  • 镏 liú (chemistry) lutetium
  • 琉 liú precious stone
  • 绺 liǔ skein

All 31 words read liu in any tone

Other words read liū

In the same tone

  • 溜 liū slip away

liu with other tones

  • 流 liú flow
  • 六 liù six
  • 留 liú leave
  • 劉 liú type of battle-ax
  • 柳 liǔ willow
  • 陸 liù six
  • 硫 liú sulfur
  • 瘤 liú tumor
  • 碌 liù used in 碌碡 liùzhou
  • 鎦 liú (chemistry) lutetium
  • 琉 liú precious stone
  • 綹 liǔ skein

All 31 words read liu in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 熘

    部首 radical
    火
    笔画 strokes
    14, with 10 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    火留
    形旁 meaning
    火
    声旁 sound
    留
    仓颉 Cangjie code
    火竹竹田 FHHW
    五笔 Wubi code
    OQYL
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    Easy to confuse with 熘

    • 溜 Similar shape and sound

      Both are liū and share 留. 溜 (liū) has 氵 and means to slide, as in 溜冰. 熘 (liū) has 火 and is a cooking method, as in 熘肉片.

    • 馏 Similar shape and sound

      They sound alike and share 留. 馏 (liú/liù) has 饣 and is used in 蒸馏. 熘 (liū) has 火 and is a cooking method, as in 熘肉片.

    • 遛 Similar shape and sound

      They sound alike (liū and liù) and share 留. 熘 (liū) has 火 and is a cooking method, as in 熘肉片. 遛 (liù) has 辶 and means to stroll, as in 遛狗.

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