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
with a long history; from very early times
with a long history; from ancient times
overflow pipe; bleed hole; spill vent
thermohaline circulation (oceanography)
thermohaline circulation (oceanography)
lava flow
to seep; leakage
to seep; leakage
trickle
message in a bottle
paddler; white water rafter; river runner
to gargle; to rinse one's mouth with water
mountain stream; stream in a valley
mountain stream; stream in a valley
muddy waters; turbid flow
muddy waters; turbid flow
pyroclastic flow
fireball; (astronomy) bolide
lava flow
heat convection
heat convection
logistics
Orionid meteor shower; Orionids
Orionid meteor shower; Orionids
fluent with words; words flowing like pearl beads