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留
liú
1. to leave (a message etc)
2. to retain
3. to stay
4. to remain
5. to keep
6. to preserve
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

留
liú
to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; 
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

留置
liúzhì
to retain one's job
留都
liúdū
the old capital (after a move)
留用
liúyòng
to continue in employment
留给
liúgěi
to set aside for
留职
liúzhí
to keep an official position
留遗
liúyí
to leave behind
留步
liúbù
(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
留班
liúbān
to repeat a year (in school)
留空
liúkōng
leave blank spaces in writing
留级
liújí
to repeat a year (in school)
留成
liúchéng
a retained portion (of a sum of money)
留校
liúxiào
to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation
留连
liúlián
variant of [[流連|流连<liúlián>]]
存留
cúnliú
remaining
留待
liúdài
to leave sth for later
留情
liúqíng
to relent (to spare sb's feelings)
留洋
liúyáng
to study abroad (old term)
留海
liúhǎi
see [[劉海|刘海<liúhǎi>]]
留神
liúshén
to take care
HSK 6
留种
liúzhǒng
to keep a seed stock

Alternate Entries

留
liú
old variant of [[留<liú>]]
HSK 4
留
liú
old variant of [[留<liú>]]
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
553
Word Frequency Rank
961 of 84,292

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