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琉
liú
1. precious stone
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

琉
liú
sparkling stone; opaque, glazed
11 丶

Compound Words (16)

帛琉
Bóliú
Palau
琉球
Liúqiú
Ryūkyū
琉璃
liúli
colored glass
琉球国
Liúqiúguó
Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)
琉球海
LiúqiúHǎi
Ryūkyū Sea
琉球乡
Liúqiúxiāng
Liuchiu township in Pingtung County [[屏東縣|屏东县<PíngdōngXiàn>]], Taiwan
琉璃塔
liúlítǎ
glazed tile pagoda
琉璃庙
Liúlímiào
Liulimiao town in Beijing municipality
琉璃瓦
liúlíwǎ
glazed roof tile
琉璃苣
liúlíjù
borage (Borago officinalis)
琉球歌鸲
Liúqiúgēqú
(Chinese bird species) Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori)
琉球王国
Liúqiúwángguó
Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)
琉球群岛
LiúqiúQúndǎo
Ryukyu islands
琉球角鸮
Liúqiújiǎoxiāo
(Chinese bird species) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans)
琉璃蓝鹟
liúlílánwēng
(Chinese bird species) Zappey's flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis)
阿喀琉斯
Ākāliúsī
Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad

Alternate Entries

琉
liú
old variant of [[琉<liú>]]
琉
liú
old variant of [[琉<liú>]]

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Character Frequency Rank
2,961
Word Frequency Rank
2,953 of 84,292

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