刘
(classical) a type of battle-ax; to kill; to slaughter
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,579 U+5218
How 刘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
刂 (semantic, “knife”) + 文 (phonetic, wén)
How to remember it
Liu · Heisig RSH #2712
Highlander + saber
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 文
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 文 (wén) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文 sound component | wén | culture, literature, writing |
| 纹 | wén | line, stripe; pattern, decoration; wrinkle |
| 蚊 | wén | mosquito, gnat |
| 坟 | fén | grave, mound, bulge; bulging |
| 汶 | wèn | a river in Shandong province |
| 忞 | mǐn | to psych up; to steel one's nerves |
| 紊 | wěn | tangled; confused, disordered |
| 玟 | mín | gem, jade-like stone |
| 炆 | wén | to simmer, to cook over a slow fire |
| 雯 | wén | cloud patterns; storm clouds |
Words containing 刘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刘天华 | Liú Tiān huá | Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), Chinese musician and composer |
| 刘心武 | Liú Xīn wǔ | Liu Xinwu (1942-), novelist |
| 刘德华 | Liú Dé huá | Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor |
| 刘云山 | Liú Yún shān | Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of t… |
| 刘公岛 | Liú gōng Dǎo | Liugong island in the Yellow sea |
| 刘金宝 | Liú Jīn bǎo | Liu Jinbao (1952-), CEO of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) 1997-2003, jailed after being con… |
| 刘青云 | Liú Qīng yún | Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor |
| 刘光第 | Liú Guāng dì | Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of … |
| 刘海 | liú hǎi | bangs; fringe (hair) |
| 刘安 | Liú Ān | Liu An (179-122 BC), King of Huainan under the Western Han, ordered the writing of the 淮南子… |
| 刘伯温 | Liú Bó wēn | Liu Bowen (1311–1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 z… |
| 刘基 | Liú Jī | Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2 wen1] (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emper… |
| 汉文帝刘恒 | Hàn wén dì Liú héng | Liu Heng (202-157 BC), the fourth Han emperor Han Wendi, reigned 180-157 BC |
| 刘少奇 | Liú Shào qí | Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution |
| 刘宋时代 | Liú Sòng Shí dài | Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing |
| 刘义庆 | Liú Yì qìng | Liu Yiqing (403-444), writer of South Song Dynasty, compiler and editor of A New Account o… |
| 刘表 | Liú Biǎo | Liu Biao (142-208), warlord |
| 刘洋 | Liú Yáng | Liu Yang (1978-), China's first female astronaut in space (June 16, 2012) |
| 刘涓子鬼遗方 | Liú Juān zǐ guǐ yí fāng | Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼|黄父鬼 |
| 刘厚总 | Liú Hòu zǒng | Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for … |