溜(liū)

HSK 7-913 strokes
Readingsliūliù

to slip away

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Character information

Pinyin
liū / liù
Meaning
to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 溜 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵留

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 留 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ留liú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 溜 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 溜

Common words using 溜 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

liū溜da达
HSK 7-9

to stroll

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guāng光liū溜

smooth; slippery

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bīng冰liū溜

icicle

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chū出liū溜

to slip; to slide

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yī一liū溜yān烟

like a wisp of smoke

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liū溜zhī之dà大jí吉

to steal away

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liū溜bīng冰

ice skating

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liū溜bīng冰chǎng场

ice rink

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 溜’s common words

达光冰出一烟之大

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