liú

to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift

HSK 4 #396

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 396th character
Radical ⽔ (85.6)
Strokes 10
Index # 2080

Definitions

流 liú
  1. 1. to flow
  2. 2. to circulate or spread
  3. 3. to move or drift
  4. 4. stream of water or sth resembling one
  5. 5. class, rate or grade
  6. 6. to disseminate
  7. 7. to degenerate
  8. 8. to banish or send into exile

Stroke order

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Words containing 流

Word Meaning
to overflow; to flow over; cross flow
the flow of time; the passage of the years
the flow of time; the passage of the years
as time goes by (idiom)
as time goes by (idiom)
airflow; stream of air; draft
drenched in sweat; to sweat profusely (idiom)
river; river flow; current
drainage
drainage
to run dry; to drain
to run dry; to drain
government in exile (e.g. of Tibet)
to circulate; to spread; to disseminate
to circulate; to spread; to disseminate
to spread; to circulate; to hand down
the unemployed workforce
exile (as form of punishment)
branch of river; tributary
branch of river; tributary
to flow; to be mobile; to circulate
floating population; transient population
floating population; transient population
children of migrants
children of migrants