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
day-to-day account; current account
day-to-day account; current account
licentious; to indulge
street urchin; waif
street urchin; waif
tramp; wanderer
stray dog
to shed tears
to flow; to flood
to flow; to flood
variant of liú qiú, Ryūkyū, e.g. the Ryūkyū Islands liú qiú qún dǎo stretching from Japan to Taiwan
the Ryukyu or Luchu Islands (including Okinawa)
the Ryukyu or Luchu Islands (including Okinawa)
kitchen counter (generally including sink, food preparation area and gas range) (Tw)
to have a miscarriage; miscarriage; to fail
to let one's eyes rove
to glance in a shifty manner; to ogle
flow chart
flow chart
(of criminals, enemies etc) to be on the run
criminal at large
criminal at large
rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)
rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)
drift net (fishing)