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刘
liú
to kill, to destroy; surname
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刂 (knife) provides meaning, 文 provides pronunciation
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6 strokes
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⿰文刂
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文
culture, literature, writing
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A tattooed chest, representing writing
4 strokes
HSK 3
Words Using 刘 (51)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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刘
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Liú
surname Liu
Liú
刘
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surname Liu
刘备
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LiúBèi
Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu [[蜀漢|蜀汉]] (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
LiúBèi
刘备
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Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu [[蜀漢|蜀汉]] (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
刘向
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LiúXiàng
Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author
LiúXiàng
刘向
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Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author
刘公岛
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LiúgōngDǎo
Liugong island in the Yellow sea
LiúgōngDǎo
刘公岛
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Liugong island in the Yellow sea
刘剑峰
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LiúJiànfēng
Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
LiúJiànfēng
刘剑峰
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Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
刘厚总
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LiúHòuzǒng
Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying [[項英|项英]] during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident [[皖南事变]]
LiúHòuzǒng
刘厚总
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Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying [[項英|项英]] during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident [[皖南事变]]
刘光第
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LiúGuāngdì
Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs [[戊戌六君子<WùxūLiùjūnzi>]] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
LiúGuāngdì
刘光第
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Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs [[戊戌六君子<WùxūLiùjūnzi>]] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
刘基
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LiúJī
Liu Ji or Liu Bowen [[劉伯溫|刘伯温]] (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zu Yuanzhang [[朱元璋]], with a reputation as a military genius
LiúJī
刘基
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Liu Ji or Liu Bowen [[劉伯溫|刘伯温]] (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zu Yuanzhang [[朱元璋]], with a reputation as a military genius
刘天华
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LiúTiānhuá
Liu T'ien-hua
LiúTiānhuá
刘天华
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Liu T'ien-hua
刘伯温
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LiúBówēn
Liu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zu Yuanzhang [[朱元璋]], with a reputation as a military genius / also called Liu Ji [[劉基|刘基]]
LiúBówēn
刘伯温
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Liu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zu Yuanzhang [[朱元璋]], with a reputation as a military genius / also called Liu Ji [[劉基|刘基]]