溜 (liū)
to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate
- HSK 3.1 level 7
- 13 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 留 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“溜,水。出鬱林群。从水,留聲。”
Components
- 氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
- 留 (sound)