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1.

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

流

㐬flow

流=

4.

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5.

How to Use 流

Category or Grade

Indicates a class, grade, or level.

一流 • yī liú • first-rate; top quality • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 流

流利 • liú lì • fluent

HSK 4

liú流

lì利

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

shuō说

huà话

hěn很

liú流

chàng畅

Information

Pinyinliú

Meaningto flow, to drift, to circulate

Strokes10

Radical氵

Traditional流

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#914

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄡˊ

UnicodeU+6D41

CangjieEYIU

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氵water

+㐬flow

Water (氵) that flows like a child (㐬) — a current or stream moving continuously.

yī一

liú流

first-rate; top quality

主流 • zhǔ liú • main stream • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhǔ主

liú流

main stream

支流 • zhī liú • tributary; effluent • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhī支

liú流

tributary; effluent

Flow and Circulation

Indicates the action or process of flowing, exchanging, or spreading.

交流 • jiāo liú • exchange; communication • HSK 4

HSK 4

jiāo交

liú流

exchange; communication

流通 • liú tōng • circulate • HSK 6

HSK 6

liú流

tōng通

circulate

流传 • liú chuán • spread; circulate; hand down • HSK 5

HSK 5

liú流

chuán传

spread; circulate; hand down

fluent

流行 • liú xíng • popular

HSK 4

liú流

xíng行

popular

河流 • hé liú • river

HSK 3.0 · L5

hé河

liú流

river

流感 • liú gǎn • flu; influenza

HSK 3.0 · L5

liú流

gǎn感

flu; influenza

流泪 • liú lèi • to shed tears

HSK 5

liú流

lèi泪

to shed tears

轮流 • lún liú • take turns; rotation

HSK 5

lún轮

liú流

take turns; rotation

。

He speaks very fluently.

Tā她

de的

qún裙

zi子

shàng上

yǒu有

liú流

sū苏

。

Her skirt has tassels.

hé河

shuǐ水

màn慢

man慢

de地

xiàng向

dōng东

liú流

。

The river water slowly flows eastward.

zhè这

tiáo条

hé河

liú流

de的

shuǐ水

hěn很

qīng清

chè澈

。

The water in this river is very clear.

zhè这

shǒu首

gē歌

xiàn现

zài在

hěn很

liú流

xíng行

。

This song is very popular now.

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HSK (3.0) Level 4

Characters from the same exam level.

脱tuōto escape; shed
为wèifor (someone; something); to do; to be
味wèitaste, flavor, smell
闻wénhear; smell
无wúwithout
吸xīto inhale, to suck in

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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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Characters with radical "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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