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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- liu2
- English meanings
- spread, circulate
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 㐬.
Meaning & sound clues
氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.
㐬 is identified as the sound component (liú). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 流.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
six
willow; surname Liu
clear; browse
to slip away
stay
tumor; lump
to stroll
Example sentences
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Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 一流
- 上流
- 主流
- 交流
- 客流
- 川流不息
- 河流
- 流传
- 流入
- 流利
- 流动
- 流向
- 流域
- 流失
- 流感
- 流氓
- 流水
- 流泪
- 流浪
- 流淌
- 流畅
- 流程
- 流血
- 流行
- 流转
- 流通
- 流量
- 流露
- 潮流
- 物流
- 轮流
- 风流