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
right of abode (law)
residence permit
Tunliu county in Changzhi cháng zhì, Shanxi
Tunliu county in Changzhi cháng zhì, Shanxi
Tunliu county in Changzhi cháng zhì, Shanxi
seriously ill and about to die
at the point of death; on one's deathbed
at the point of death; on one's deathbed
see zhì liú jì; Silurian system (geology)
Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)
Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)
John Scottus Eriugena, Irish thinker
John Scotus Eriugena, Irish philosopher
lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
to withdraw (money) and retain it
shelter; refuge
to remain; left over; remnant
residue; material left over; remnant
without reservation; to hold nothing back
without reservation; to hold nothing back
permanent residency
permanent residency
to stay for a long period
to detain; retention
stationary front (meteorology)