liú

to stay; to remain; to keep

HSK 3 #554

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 554th character
Radical ⽥ (102.5)
Strokes 10
Index # 2009

Definitions

留 liú
  1. 1. to stay
  2. 2. to remain
  3. 3. to keep
  4. 4. to retain
  5. 5. to leave (a message etc)
  6. 6. to preserve

Stroke order

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Words containing 留

Word Meaning
to keep a copy; copy kept for archiving
to leave oneself a way out
variant of liú lián
residence permit
to leave some leeway; to allow for the unpredictable
to keep stationed (of troops); to remain as a garrison
Aleutian Islands near Alaska
private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm
Ilyushin, Russian plane maker
repertory; stock (in theater)
repertory; stock (in theater)
reservation (for an ethnic minority)
reservation (for an ethnic minority)
leave of absence without pay
criminal detention; to detain as criminal
to shave the head but keep the queue
to shave the head but keep the queue
to stay; to stop over; to break one's journey
semiconservative replication
semiconservative replication
to absorb; to take in and retain
China Scholarship Council (CSC)
China Scholarship Council (CSC)
when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
remaining; extant