琉
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precious stone
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,556 U+7409
How 琉 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
王 (semantic, “jade”) + 㐬 (phonetic)
How to remember it
glaze · Heisig RSH #1920
jewel + baby Moses
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 㐬
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 㐬 (—) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 㐬 sound component | — | pennant; wild, barren, uncultivated |
| 流 | liú | to flow, to drift, to circulate; class |
| 硫 | liú | sulfur |
| 梳 | shū | brush, comb |
| 醯 | xī | vinegar, acid; to pickle |
| 巯 | qiú | an atom group |
| 旒 | liú | tassels, fringes; pearls studding a crown |
Words containing 琉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琉球王国 | Liú qiú wáng guó | Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa) |
| 琉球群岛 | Liú qiú Qún dǎo | Ryukyu Islands; Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳[Chong1 sheng2] and other islands of modern Japan |
| 琉球国 | Liú qiú guó | Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa) |
| 琉球海 | Liú qiú Hǎi | Ryūkyū Sea; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Ja… |
| 阿喀琉斯 | Ā kā liú sī | Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the … |
| 琉球角鸮 | Liú qiú jiǎo xiāo | (bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans) |
| 琉特琴 | liú tè qín | (loanword) lute |
| 琉球歌鸲 | Liú qiú gē qú | (bird species of China) Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori) |
| 琉球 | Liú qiú | Ryūkyū; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan … |
| 琉璃塔 | liú li tǎ | glazed pagoda |
| 琉璃蓝鹟 | liú li lán wēng | (bird species of China) Zappey's flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis) |
| 琉璃瓦 | liú li wǎ | glazed roof tile |
| 琉璃庙 | Liú lí miào | Liulimiao town in Beijing municipality |
| 琉璃 | liú li | colored glaze used in traditional Chinese architecture; colored or clear glass art object |
| 琉璃苣 | liú lí jù | borage (Borago officinalis) |
| 帛琉 | Bó liú | (Tw) Palau |