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Pronunciation

Mandarin	liú
Cantonese (Jyutping)	lau4
Japanese Kun	nagareru, nagasu, nagare
Japanese On	ryuu, ru
Korean (Hangul)	류, 유
Korean (Yale)	lyu
Vietnamese	lưu

Meaning

Definition

flow, circulate, drift; class

Character Rank

Traditional	393
Simplified	379
常用字表	396
Hong Kong Grade Level	2
HSK v.3 Level	2
HSK v.3 Writing Level	2

Common Words With This Character  

流行	liúxíng	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
流汗	liúhàn	to sweat
交流	jiāoliú	to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with somebody)
流动	liúdòng	to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place; to be mobile; (of assets) liquid
潮流	cháoliú	tide; current; trend
河流	héliú	river

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	水 (#85:water)
Historical Variant	流
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+6D41
Big 5	AC79
GB2312	C1F7

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	eyiu
Four Corner	3411.3
WuBi 86	iycq
WuBi 98	iyck