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劉 liú

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劉 liú Meaning

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

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About 劉 liú

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

劉 liú

Contains the radical

刂 dāo

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

knife

Etymology of 劉 liú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱卯金刂

Semantic compound

刂 dāo

Phonetic compound

卯 mǎo

Explanation

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

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Words with 劉 liú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
刘 liú surname Liu劉 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

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