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刘 (liú): To kill — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 刘

刘海 • liú hǎi • bangs (hairstyle)

liú刘

hǎi海

bangs (hairstyle)

刘辰 • liú chén • Liu Chen, name of a person

liú刘

chén辰

Liu Chen, name of a person

刘炽平 • liú chì píng • Liu Chiping, president of Tencent

liú刘

chì炽

píng平

Liu Chiping, president of Tencent

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Example Sentences

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.

liú刘

lǎo老

shī师

jiào教

wǒ我

men们

shù数

xué学

tā她

de的

liú刘

hǎi海

hěn很

zhěng整

qí齐

。

Her bangs are very neat.

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Pinyinliú

Meaningto kill, to destroy; a type of ancient weapon

Strokes6

Radical刂

Traditional劉

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency—

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄡˊ

UnicodeU+5218

CangjieYKLN

。

Teacher Liu teaches us mathematics.

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Characters pronounced "liu".

硫liúsulfur
琉liúsparkling stone; glazed, opaque
馏liúdistill, distillation
瘤liútumor, swelling, abnormal growth
六liùsix
榴liúpomegranate

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "刂".

刽guìamputate, cut off
剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
剽piāorob, plunder; slice off; fast
剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off
刑xíngpunishment, penalty

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