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Translingual
Han character
溜 (Kangxi radical 85, 水 +10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 水竹竹田 (EHHW ), four-corner 37162 , composition ⿰氵 留 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 639 , character 33
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17943
Dae Jaweon: page 1046, character 21
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1703, character 9
Unihan data for U+6E9C
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
卯
*mruːʔ
昴
*mruːʔ
泖
*mruːʔ
茆
*mruːʔ, *m·ruʔ
奅
*m̥ʰruːs
窌
*m̥ʰruːs, *m·ruː, *m·rus
聊
*m·rɯːw
貿
*mlus
鄮
*mlus
劉
*m·ru
留
*m·ru, *m·rus
蒥
*m·ru
鶹
*m·ru
騮
*m·ru
榴
*m·ru
瑠
*ru
瘤
*m·ru, *m·rus
遛
*m·ru
鎦
*m·ru
飀
*m·ru
鰡
*m·ru
嵧
*m·ru
餾
*m·ru, *m·rus
瀏
*m·ru, *m·ruʔ
懰
*m·ru, *m·ruʔ
柳
*m·ruʔ
珋
*m·ruʔ
罶
*m·ruʔ
嬼
*m·ruʔ, *m·rus
溜
*m·rus
霤
*m·rus
廇
*m·rus
塯
*m·rus
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *m·rus ) : semantic 氵 ( “ water ” ) + phonetic 留 ( OC *m·ru, *m·rus) – name of a river.
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
溜
to slide ; to glide ; to slip
to sneak off ; to sneak away ; to escape
他 什麼 時候 溜 進來 的 ? [MSC , trad. ] 他 什么 时候 溜 进来 的 ? [MSC , simp. ] Tā shénme shíhou liū jinlai de? When did he sneak in?
to pilfer ; to steal ; to snatch
to fawn on; to curry favour with; to flatter
to heat up slightly
(alt. form 熘 ) ( cooking ) to add starch and quickly fry under high heat
expressive suffix appended to adjectives, often used in the reduplicated form 溜溜
( literary , or in compounds) slippery
Synonyms
光溜 ( guāngliu ) ( colloquial ) 光滑 ( guānghuá ) 平滑 ( pínghuá ) 滑 滑溜溜 ( huáliūliū ) ( ideophonic ) 滑潤 / 滑润 ( huárùn ) 細膩 / 细腻 ( xìnì ) 𨤡 / 𬪺 ( guang4 ) ( Sichuanese )
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Note :
literally - liu3;
vernacular - lao3.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
溜
Reading #
1/1
No.
8906
Phonetic component
卯
Rime group
幽
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
溜
Old Chinese
/*m·rus/
Definitions
溜
( ~水 ) archaic name for the Liu River in modern-day Guangxi Province
( of water or other liquids ) to flow downwards ; to drip ; to dribble
water drop or water stream
Alternative form of 霤 ( liù , “ eavesdrop ; part of the eaves where rainwater drips down; eaves gutter ” )
swift current ; rapids
( of water ) rapid ; swift and violent
( of an action ) quick ; swift ; speedy ; prompt
to shoot a glance at; to cast a sidelong glance at
Alternative form of 遛 ( “ to stroll ; to saunter ” )
to summon ; to call for; to send for
Classifier for objects arranged in lines , rows or strings .
surroundings ; neighborhood
( dialectal ) to daub ; to plaster
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
溜
(Jinmeiyō kanji )
collect
gather
Readings
Korean
Hanja
溜 • (ryu>yu ) (hangeul 류 >유 , revised ryu>yu, McCune–Reischauer ryu>yu, Yale lyu>yu)
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Vietnamese
Han character
溜 : Hán Nôm readings: lưu , lựu , rượu
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