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
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Example Sentence
刘老师教我们画画。Liú lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men huà huà.Teacher Liu teaches us drawing.
刘Liú(classical) a type of batt老师lǎo shīteacher教jiāoto teach我们wǒ menwe画画huà huàto draw。