刘

See also: 劉

TranslingualEdit

Han characterEdit

刘 (radical 18 刀+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 卜大中弓 (YKLN), composition ⿰文刂)

  1. a surname
  2. kill, destroy
  3. overcome, conquer

ReferencesEdit

  • KangXi: not present, would follow page 137, character 30
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1908
  • Dae Jaweon: page 309, character 19
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 327, character 13
  • Unihan data for U+5218

CantoneseEdit

HanziEdit

刘 (Yale lau4)

JapaneseEdit

KanjiEdit

刘

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

ReadingsEdit

KoreanEdit

HanjaEdit

刘 (ryu>yu) (hangeul [[류>유]], revised ryu>yu, McCune-Reischauer ryu>yu, Yale lyu>yu)

MandarinEdit

simpl. 刘
trad. 劉

PronunciationEdit

Mandarin (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
Pinyin Liú
Zhuyin ㄌㄧㄡˊ
IPA (key) /li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Proper nounEdit

刘 (simplified, Pinyin Liú, traditional 劉)

  1. A Chinese family name
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Last modified on 8 April 2014, at 07:59