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
to browse; to skim
to browse; to skim
rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip; lies and slanders
development and change (of society); to flow and change
development and change (of society); to flow and change
rheology
rheology
rheology
rheology
similar class of people; a contemporary
similar class of people; a contemporary
to circulate (of goods or capital); to be on the move
to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave); to linger on
to linger; to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home
celebrity with a huge following on social media
flowmeter
flowmeter
forced to leave home and wander from place to place
forced to leave home and wander from place to place
be displaced; lose one’s home
to reunite after being homeless refugees
to reunite after being homeless refugees
destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
flowing rhythm (of poetry); cadence; musical sound