liú
to kill, to destroy; a type of ancient weapon

Animated Stroke Order 刘

刘 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 刘

刘 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
liú
bèi
shì
sān
guó
shí
de
yīng
xióng

Liu Bei was a hero of the Three Kingdoms period.

2
liú
lǎo
shī
jiào
men
shù
xué

Teacher Liu teaches us mathematics.

3
de
liú
hǎi
hěn
zhěng

Her bangs are very neat.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes6
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency
Zhuyinㄌㄧㄡˊ
Components
UnicodeU+5218
CangjieYKLN
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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