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刘

Traditional: 劉

liú

liú · lau4 (Jyutping)

  1. (classical) a type of battle-ax
  2. to kill
  3. to slaughter
  4. surname Liu

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

刘

Meaning
surname; kill, destroy
Radical
刂
Strokes
6
Components
⿰文刂
Cangjie
YKLN
Four-corner
0240

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