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CHINESE CHARACTER

liú

留

留

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stay

Numbered pinyin
liu2
English meanings
continue, stay, keep, leave behind, leave, grow, accept, (let) grow, leave (sth.), let grow, ask ... to stay, take, bide, wear, study in a foreign country, save, reserve, reservation, ask sb. to stay, remain

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 卯; bottom 田.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱卯田

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    qǐng请liú留zài在zhèlǐ这里。

    Please stay here.

  2. 02

    liúxià留下chīfàn吃饭。

    Stay for dinner.

  3. 03

    liú留yī一diǎn点gěi给wǒ我。

    Leave some for me.

  4. 04

    tā他liúxué留学qù去le了。

    He went to study abroad.

  5. 05

    bié别liú留yíhàn遗憾。

    Leave no regrets.

  6. 06

    bǎ把dìzhǐ地址liúxià留下。

    Leave your address.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 保留
  • 停留
  • 扣留
  • 拘留
  • 收留
  • 残留
  • 滞留
  • 留下
  • 留学
  • 留学生
  • 留心
  • 留念
  • 留恋
  • 留意
  • 留神
  • 留言
  • 遗留