ㄌㄧㄡ ˊ

liú

stay

留 is a 10 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as liú in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the characters 㽞 or 畱 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 卯 (4th terrestrial branch) and 田 (field).

  • 留
    ㄌㄧㄡ ˊ

    liú

    stay

    • 卯
      ㄇㄠ ˇ

      mǎo

      4th terrestrial branch

    • 田
      ㄊㄧㄢ ˊ

      tián

      field

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Con muốn đi du (留) học thì bố phải bán mèo (卯), bán ruộng (田)
by manhhakcqt

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Charlie <LEAVE>s the FIELD, but his KNIFE <REMAIN>s. I PRIVATE[ly o]wn and <PRESERVE> it the remainder of my days.
by vms5q

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I gotta leave but I left my knife behind when I was kneeling in the field
by JakieBrock

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 留

Definitions for 留 pronounced as liú

  • to leave (a message etc)
  • to retain
  • to stay
  • to remain
  • to keep
  • to preserve
  • old variant of 留[liu2]
  • old variant of 留[liu2]

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