滤 (lǜ) — to strain; to filter
Definition
verb
to strainto filter
Examples
- 滤。Yòng zhè ge wǎng bǎ shuǐ lǐ de zá zhì lǜ diào.Use this net to filter out impurities from the water.
- 滤。Kā fēi zhǔ hǎo hòu yào lǜ yí xià cái néng hē.After the coffee is brewed, you need to strain it before drinking.
- 滤。Zhè ge xì tǒng kě yǐ lǜ diào wú yòng de xìn xī.This system can filter out useless information.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 濾; 滤 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
慮
慮lǜ濾lǜ
Same sound today
The traditional form 濾 pairs 水, water, with 慮, which shows the sound lǜ; the simplified 滤 is a later shorthand.
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