liú = li + ou2
surname Liu
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liú = li + ou2
(classical) a type of battle-ax / to kill / to slaughter
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How to pronounce 刘

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou2 final

In the outhouse’s kitchen.

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刘 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
dāo = d + ao1
Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
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wén = w + (e)n2
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
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Characters with 刘 as component

liú = li + ou2
clear / deep (of water) / swift
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Words with 刘

bangs / fringe (hair)
Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor
Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games

Sentences with 刘

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