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CHINESE CHARACTER

劉 (liú): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

liú
to kill, to destroy; surname
HSK —15 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

刂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 劉.

Phonetic component

卯 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 15

Write 劉 in 15 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 劉 (liú) mean in Chinese?

to kill, to destroy; surname

How do you write 劉 in stroke order?

劉 has 15 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 劉?

刂 is the radical in 劉. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 劉?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.