刘to kill, to destroy; a type of ancient weapon
Animated Stroke Order 刘
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 刘 is used in context
1
liú刘
bèi备
shì是
sān三
guó国
shí时
qī期
de的
yīng英
xióng雄
。
Liu Bei was a hero of the Three Kingdoms period.
2
liú刘
lǎo老
shī师
jiào教
wǒ我
men们
shù数
xué学
。
Teacher Liu teaches us mathematics.
3
tā她
de的
liú刘
hǎi海
hěn很
zhěng整
qí齐
。
Her bangs are very neat.
Information
Traditional劉
Radical刂
Strokes6
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency—
Zhuyinㄌㄧㄡˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+5218
CangjieYKLN
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Cultural note
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