• 750th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liú (Liu2)surname Liu

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

刘备 (劉備)
刘海 (劉海)

Uncommon

刘少奇 (劉少奇)
刘德华 (劉德華)
刘翔 (劉翔)
刘表 (劉表)
刘邦 (劉邦)
刘青云 (劉青雲)

RareShow 36

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.