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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- liu1
- English meanings
- to slip away, to escape in stealth, to skate
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 留.
Meaning & sound clues
氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.
留 is identified as the sound component (liú). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 溜.
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
spread
clear; browse
stay
tumor; lump
to stroll
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 溜达
- 随大溜