榴
pomegranate
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Dict coverage rank #2,553 U+69B4
How 榴 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 留 (phonetic, liú)
How to remember it
pomegranate · Heisig RSH #2433
木 tree + 留 stay
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 留
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 留 (liú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 留 sound component | liú | to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; |
| 溜 | liū | to slip, to slide, to glide; slippery |
| 瘤 | liú | tumor, lump, goiter |
| 遛 | liù | to walk, to stroll |
| 鹠 | liú | owl |
| 骝 | liú | a legendary horse |
| 熘 | liū | to steam, to stir-fry |
Words containing 榴
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 榴弹发射器 | liú dàn fā shè qì | grenade launcher |
| 火箭推进榴弹 | huǒ jiàn tuī jìn liú dàn | rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) |
| 白榴石 | bái liú shí | leucite |
| 安石榴 | ān shí liu | pomegranate |
| 石榴石 | shí liu shí | garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12) |
| 手榴弹 | shǒu liú dàn | hand grenade |
| 枪榴弹 | qiāng liú dàn | rifle grenade |
| 榴弹炮 | liú dàn pào | howitzer |
| 海榴 | hǎi liú | (literary) pomegranate |
| 石榴 | shí liu | pomegranate |
| 番石榴 | fān shí liu | guava (fruit) |
| 榴莲族 | liú lián zú | worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with |
| 榴弹 | liú dàn | high explosive shell; grenade |
| 柘榴石 | zhè liú shí | garnet |
| 榴莲 | liú lián | durian fruit; Durio zibethinus |
| 榴霰弹 | liú xiàn dàn | shrapnel shell; shrapnel; also pr. [liu2 san3 dan4] |
| 柘榴 | zhè liú | pomegranate |
| 榴梿 | liú lián | variant of 榴蓮|榴莲[liu2 lian2] |