留 — Chinese character
留
liú
to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;
- Pinyin
- liú
- Radical
- 102 ⽥ (Field)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 卯 田
- Japanese
- 留 as a kanji
Common words with 留
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 留下 | liú xià | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep; to retain |
| 留言 | liú yán | to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message |
| 留学 (留學) | liú xué | to study abroad |
| 停留 | tíng liú | to stay for a time; to stop; to remain; to remain (at a stage, level etc) |
| 拘留 | jū liú | to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody |
| 留给 (留給) | liú gěi | to set aside for |
| 留学生 (留學生) | liú xué shēng | student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student |
| 留意 | liú yì | to be mindful; to pay attention to |
| 遗留 (遺留) | yí liú | to leave behind; to hand down |
| 残留 (殘留) | cán liú | to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant |
| 留守 | liú shǒu | to stay behind to take care of things |
English words written with 留
- retain
- reservation
- retention
- residual
- relentless
- interception
- detain
- repertory
- edema
- sojourn
- phonograph
- gramophone
留 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 4 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 8
- Art of War 1.15
- Art of War 8.2
- Art of War 9.7
- Art of War 12.15
- Mencius 2B.11
- Mencius 6B.2
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi The Universe
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