liú

to flow (in 流动)

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • liúto flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with

付之东流fù zhī dōng liú

to be wasted; to be lost forever

河流hé liú

river

交流jiāo liú

to exchange; to communicate

liú

to flow; to drift; class; to circulate

流动liú dòng

to flow; to circulate

流利liú lì

fluent

5Example Sentences

河水在流动。

hé shuǐ zài liú dòng。

The river is flowing.

他的中文很流利。

tā de zhōng wén hěn liú lì。

His Chinese is very fluent.

Other Characters Pronounced “liu”