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liú

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liú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liú | liu2
English translation
to flow
to disseminate
to circulate or spread
to move or drift
to degenerate
to banish or send into exile
stream of water or sth resembling one
class, rate or grade
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

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About liú

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

liú

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of liú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵㐬

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

liú

Explanation

Depicts an upside-down child () being born headfirst with amniotic fluid flowing out.

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Example sentences using liú

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lüè dǒng 一点 yī diǎn 德语 Dé yǔ , dàn shuì 流利 liúlì .

He has some acquaintance with German, but doesn't speak it fluently.

小桥流水 biān , zhǐ shèng duàn 肠人 zài 望断天涯 tiān yá .

Bridges water side, leaving only a broken - hearted song in monopoly Wandering Road.

这种 zhè zhǒng 消化 xiāohuà (每天 měi tiān yāo 分泌 fēnmì 1品脱 pǐn tuō )流入 liú rù de 十二指肠 shí èr zhǐ cháng , suān Zhōng le .

This juice - about a quart a day -- pours into my duodenum, neutralizing acids.

谬种流传 miù zhǒng liú chuán , rén jiān .

The dissemination of error does people great harm.

冷水 lěng shuǐ 可以 kěyǐ yǒng kāi 或者 huòzhě 可以平 liú dào dōng 半球 bàn qiú .

Cold water may be upwelled or may be advected into the winter hemisphere.

Words with liú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
liú to flow liú
交流 jiāoliú to exchange交流 jiāoliú
流行 liúxíng to propagate流行 liúxíng
流通 liútōng to circulate流通 liútōng
流血 liú xuè to bleed流血 liú xuè
流氓 liúmáng rogue流氓 liúmáng
一流 yīliú top quality一流 yīliú
流感 liú gǎn flu流感 liú gǎn
流动 liú dòng to flow流動
主流 zhǔliú main stream (of a river)主流 zhǔliú
潮流 cháoliú tide潮流 cháoliú
流浪 liúlàng to wander流浪 liúlàng
流放 liú fàng exile流放 liú fàng
流泪 liúlèi to shed tears流淚
流量 liú liàng rate流量 liú liàng
流浪汉 liú làng hàn tramp流浪漢
流程 liú chéng course流程 liú chéng
流传 liúchuán to spread流傳
电流 diàn liú electric current電流
河流 hé liú river河流 hé liú
流畅 liú chàng fluent流暢
流逝 liú shì to elapse流逝 liú shì
流失 liú shī drainage流失 liú shī
流产 liú chǎn miscarriage流產
流星 liú xīng meteor流星 liú xīng

liú Decomposition & Compounds

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liú Decomposition

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liú Compounds

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