滤 lǜ to filter
to filter; to strain
How to remember 滤: 氵 water + 虑 anxious = to filter. The mountain water looks clean, but the anxious dad on his first camping trip uses three cloths to filter every drop.
Component breakdown
滤 = 氵 water + 虑 anxious
- 氵 water
- 虑 anxious
- 虍 tiger
- 心 heart
The mountain water looks clean, but the anxious dad on his first camping trip uses three cloths to filter every drop.
How it is used
- To filter/strain - 过滤 (guòlǜ) to filter (water, information), 滤网 (lǜwǎng) a strainer, 滤镜 (lǜjìng) a (camera/photo) filter.
- 过滤 is also figurative: to screen out - 过滤掉杂音 (guòlǜ diào záyīn) to filter out the noise.