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liú

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liú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liú | liu2
English translation
to kill, to destroy; surname

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About liú

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

liú

Contains the radical

dāo

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

knife

Etymology of liú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

文刂

Semantic compound

dāo

Phonetic compound

Wén

Explanation

Simplified form of liú . Based on the original meaning "battle-axe". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The traditional component mǎo was removed for simplification.

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Example sentences using liú

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ér 真正 zhēnzhèng 使 shǐ 刘玉玲成名 chéng míng de 还要算是 suàn shì 1997 Nián de 影片 yǐng piàn 《甜 xīn qiào 佳人 jiā rén .

In 1997, she landed her big break in " Ally McBeal ".

, liú 先生 Xiānsheng , 我们 wǒmen 离题 lí tí tài yuǎn le .

Now, Mr Liu, we have gone too far off the point.

刘春红, wèi 中国 Zhōngguó 举重 jǔ zhòng 运动员 yùn dòng yuán , 创造 chuàngzào le Sān Xiàng Xīn de 世界 shìjiè 记录 jìlù .

Liu Chunhong, a Chinese weight - lifter, has created three new world records.

植物 zhíwù 发育 fāyù de 分子 fèn zǐ 机理 jī lǐ 许智宏 刘春明,科学 kēxué 出版社 chū bǎn shè , 1998.

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shì 赵伯韬 dài 点儿 diǎn r qīn ? āi , shì shuì 那个 nà ge 女朋友 nǚ péng you , xìng liú de . ”

" But this friend of yours is related to Chao Po - tao , isn't she? "

Words with liú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
liú surname Liu liú
刘翔 Liú Xiáng Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games劉翔
刘海 liú hǎi bangs劉海
刘德华 Liú Dé huá Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor劉德華
刘少奇 Liú Shào qí Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution劉少奇
刘备 Liú Bèi Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 Shǔ Hàn (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty劉備
刘邦 Liú Bāng Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 Hàn Gāo zǔ (reigned 202-195 BC)劉邦
刘裕 Liú Yù Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋 Liú Sòng [Liú​Sòng], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝 Sòng Wǔ dì [Sòng​Wǔ​dì]劉裕
刘洋 Liú Yáng Liu Yang (1978-), China's first female astronaut in space (June 16, 2012)劉洋
刘表 Liú Biǎo Liu Biao (142-208), warlord劉表
刘心武 Liú Xīn wǔ Liu Xinwu (1942-), novelist劉心武
刘家辉 Liú Jiā huī Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor劉家輝
刘云山 Liú Yún shān Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC career politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, from 2002 head of party Central Propaganda Section 中央宣传部 Zhōng yāng Xuān chuán bù 劉雲山

liú Decomposition & Compounds

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