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liù

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liù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liù | liu4
English translation
the sound of the wind; to soar

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About liù

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

liù

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

To feel the wind  in one's  rén  hair  shān

Etymology of liù

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

人彡

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Example sentences using liù

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智慧 zhìhuì hèn ě 骄傲 jiāoào 狂妄 kuáng wàng 恶道 guāi liù de kǒu .

Wisdom hates pride and arrogance, evil be haviore and perverse speech.

liù Decomposition & Compounds

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