U+701D "瀝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+701D "瀝" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character used across multiple East Asian languages, including Chinese and Japanese, and is primarily defined as meaning "drip," "strain," or "filter." In its most common usage, it appears in the compound word 瀝青 (lìqīng), which translates to "asphalt" or "bitumen," a substance produced by filtering or distilling petroleum. The character's semantic radical is the water radical (氵), indicating its association with liquids, while its phonetic component 歷 (lì) provides a clue to its pronunciation. Despite its specific technical usage in modern contexts, the character also appears in classical literature and idiomatic expressions, such as 披肝瀝膽 (pī gān lì dǎn), meaning "to lay bare one's heart and drain one's gall," symbolizing utmost sincerity and devotion.