() — to strain; to filter

Definition

verb
to strainto filter

Examples

  • Yòng zhè ge wǎng bǎ shuǐ lǐ de zá zhì lǜ diào.
    Use this net to filter out impurities from the water.
  • Kā fēi zhǔ hǎo hòu yào lǜ yí xià cái néng hē.
    After the coffee is brewed, you need to strain it before drinking.
  • 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xíngshēng

Most 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
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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