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

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Words containing 流

Word Meaning
electrical ballast
electrical ballast
officials come and go; office never changes
officials come and go; office stays the same
Changjiang or Yangtze river basin
Changjiang or Yangtze river basin
continuous and patient effort (idiom)
continuous and patient effort (idiom)
increase income and cut costs
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
to follow the crowd; going with the tide
to go with the flow; follow the crowd
to drift with the crowd; to follow others
to go with the flow; follow the crowd blindly
Shuangliu county in Chengdu chéng dū, Sichuan
Shuangliu county in Chengdu chéng dū, Sichuan
Shuangliu county in Chengdu chéng dū, Sichuan
Shuangliu county in Chengdu chéng dū, Sichuan
small craftsman (contemptuous)
small craftsman (contemptuous)
trouble over; people go home
crisis passes; people disperse; back to normal
electric current
ammeter
alternative; non-mainstream