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

流 stroke order diagram
流 stroke order animation

Words containing 流

Word Meaning
liquidity (of funds); fluidity; flowing
shifting sand dunes
shifting sand dunes
turnover (of staff)
turnover (of staff)
current liability
current liability
current asset
current asset
fluid funds; money in circulation
streaming media
streaming media
to stray and forget to return
roving bandit; rebel band
to live in exile
the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
malpractice; long-running abuse
stray bullet
manifold (math.)
flu shot; influenza vaccination
flu virus; influenza virus
to circulate; to hand around
to change (for the worse)
to change (for the worse)
to become a mere formality