溜

溜 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 水竹竹田 (EHHW), four-corner 3716₂, composition ⿰氵留)

• 𥵄, 𦽾, 𩆎, 𫬂

• 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

• Unihan data for U+F9CB

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *m·rus): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 留 (OC *m·ru, *m·rus) – name of a river.

溜

1. to slide; to glide; to slip

   溜冰  ―  liūbīng  ―  to skate on ice

   從山坡上快速溜下來 [MSC, trad.]
   从山坡上快速溜下来 [MSC, simp.]

   cóng shānpō shàng kuàisù liū xiàlái [Pinyin]

   to swiftly slide down the mountain slope

2. 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? [Pinyin]

   When did he sneak in?

3. smooth; glossy

   滑溜  ―  huáliū  ―  slick; smooth

4. along

   溜街邊兒走／溜街边儿走  ―  liū jiē biār zǒu  ―  to walk along the roadside

5. alternative form of 熘 (liū, “to coat food with sauce made from thickened starch with sugar or vinegar added after deep-frying or stir-frying under high heat”)
6. (dialectal) to glance; to take a look

   溜一眼就知道是怎麼回事。 [MSC, trad.]
   溜一眼就知道是怎么回事。 [MSC, simp.]

   Liū yì yǎn jiù zhīdào shì zěnmehuíshì. [Pinyin]

   A quick look and you know what’s going on.

7. (dialectal) extremely; highly; very

   溜滿／溜满  ―  liū mǎn  ―  extremely full

8. expressive suffix appended to adjectives, often used in the reduplicated form 溜溜

   光溜溜  ―  guāngliūliū  ―  smooth

9. (Jinan Mandarin) capable and skillful in handling affairs
10. (Nanjing Mandarin) to stroll; to wander about (usually for a short time)
11. (Jin) to plaster with lime, cement, etc. (of wall cracks)
12. (Jin) to swing and strike with a strip-like object
13. (literary, archaic) to pilfer; to steal; to snatch
14. (archaic or Harbin Mandarin) to fawn on; to curry favour with; to flatter

• (slick):

溜

1. (～水) archaic name for the Liu River in modern-day Guangxi Province
2. (of water or other liquids) to flow downwards; to drip; to dribble
3. water drop or water stream
4. alternative form of 霤 (liù, “eavesdrop; part of the eaves where rainwater drips down; eaves gutter”)
5. swift current; rapids
6. (of water) rapid; swift and violent
7. (of an action) quick; swift; speedy; prompt
8. to shoot a glance at; to cast a sidelong glance at
9. alternative form of 遛 (“to stroll; to saunter”)
10. to summon; to call for; to send for
11. Classifier for objects arranged in lines, rows or strings.
12. surroundings; neighborhood
13. (dialectal) to fill slits with viscous substance

    我喝點兒粥溜溜縫兒！ [MSC, trad.]
    我喝点儿粥溜溜缝儿！ [MSC, simp.]

    Wǒ hē diǎnr zhōu liùliu fèngr! [Pinyin]

    I'll have some congee and fill the gaps [between the food I've eaten in the stomach]!

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. collect
2. gather

• Go-on: る (ru)
• Kan-on: りゅう (ryū)
• Kun: たまる (tamaru, 溜まる)、たまる (tamaru, 溜る)、たまり (tamari, 溜まり)、ためる (tameru, 溜める)、ため (tame, 溜)、したたる (shitataru, 溜る)

• “^▲溜”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

溜 • (ryu>yu) (hangeul 류>유, revised ryu>yu, McCune–Reischauer ryu>yu, Yale lyu>yu)

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溜: Hán Việt readings: lưu^[1], lựu^[1]
溜: Nôm readings: rượu^[1][2]

1. chữ Nôm form of rượu (“liquor”)