Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “liu”
31 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
liū
2
Second tone
liú
留
liú
流to stay, to remain
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4liú
遛to flow, to drift, to circulate
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4liú
刘to walk, to stroll
13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9liú
㐬to kill, to destroy
6 strokesliú
浏pennant
7 strokesliú
琉bright
9 strokesliú
硫sparkling stone
11 strokesliú
旒sulfur
12 strokesliú
馏tassels, fringes
13 strokesliú
骝distill, distillation
13 strokesliú
榴a legendary horse
13 strokesliú
劉pomegranate
14 strokesliú
瘤to kill, to destroy
15 strokesliú
镏tumor, lump, goiter
15 strokesliú
鹠to distill
15 strokesliú
瀏owl
15 strokesliú
鎏bright
18 strokesliú
鎦pure gold
18 strokesliú
餾to distill
18 strokesliú
騮distill, distillation
18 strokesliú
鶹a legendary horse
20 strokesliú
owl
21 strokes3
Third tone
liǔ
4
Fourth tone
liù
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