liú = li + ou2
old variant of 留[liu2]
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liú = li + ou2
to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve
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liú = li + ou2
old variant of 留[liu2]
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How to pronounce 留

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.

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+ ou2 final

In the outhouse’s kitchen.

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留 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
mǎo = m + ao3
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) / 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit / ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) / variant of 鉚|铆[mao3] / to exert one's strength
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mǎo = m + ao3
variant of 卯[mao3]
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mǎo = m + ao3
old variant of 卯[mao3]
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tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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Characters with 留 as component

liú = li + ou2
old variant of 瘤[liu2]
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liú = li + ou2
tumor
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liū = li + ou1
to slip away / to escape in stealth / to skate
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Words with 留

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to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over
to remain / left over / surplus / remnant
to remain; to be left over / residual; remnant / residue

Sentences with 留

liú
xià
lái
de
gēn
dìng
hǎi
shén
zhēn

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liú

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