Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); to kill

Chinese: 姓氏、杀死。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “liu” becomes a different word in each tone. 刘 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 刘向liú xiàngLiu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author
  • 刘表liú biǎoLiu Biao (142-208), warlord
  • 刘海liú hǎibangs; fringe (hair)
  • 刘安liú ānLiu An (179-122 BC), King of Huainan under the Western Han, ordered the writing of the 淮南子
  • 刘基liú jīLiu Ji or Liu Bowen 刘伯温 (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, with a reputation as a military genius

Example Sentence

刘老师教我们画画。Liú lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men huà huà.Teacher Liu teaches us drawing.

Liú(classical) a type of batt老师lǎo shīteacherjiāoto teach我们wǒ menwe画画huà huàto draw