Read Edit View history 刘 Liúliú surname Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 劉. Phonosemantic compound. 卯 represents the sound and 金 and 刂 represent the meaning. Based on the original meaning "battle-axe". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas liú × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 刘 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 劉 ×刘 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the left side of the traditional character 劉. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 刘 Simp strokes 刘 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint 刂 is a component form of 刀. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 刘 Simp strokes 刘 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 刘 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 293, 812 ], [ 392, 759 ], [ 421, 721 ] ], [ [ 119, 544 ], [ 165, 535 ], [ 441, 591 ], [ 480, 596 ], [ 534, 590 ] ], [ [ 391, 550 ], [ 420, 527 ], [ 426, 513 ], [ 389, 403 ], [ 328, 284 ], [ 282, 233 ], [ 221, 184 ], [ 147, 146 ], [ 90, 129 ] ], [ [ 209, 429 ], [ 377, 296 ], [ 453, 227 ], [ 492, 172 ], [ 496, 144 ] ], [ [ 578, 606 ], [ 606, 575 ], [ 610, 562 ], [ 604, 283 ] ], [ [ 750, 796 ], [ 784, 774 ], [ 806, 747 ], [ 799, 422 ], [ 806, 108 ], [ 784, 54 ], [ 646, 116 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 319 770 Q 355 743 393 712 Q 409 699 425 701 Q 435 702 441 716 Q 445 732 433 763 Q 426 785 388 801 Q 298 826 288 819 Q 282 815 285 801 Q 289 791 319 770 Z", "M 427 562 Q 479 569 525 576 Q 535 575 545 588 Q 546 601 522 611 Q 483 633 408 607 Q 306 583 143 557 Q 133 557 124 554 Q 94 550 118 532 Q 151 504 182 513 Q 269 534 382 554 L 427 562 Z", "M 384 326 Q 397 353 409 382 Q 451 484 466 501 Q 479 517 464 530 Q 439 558 427 562 C 402 579 375 583 382 554 L 383 553 Q 401 492 339 357 L 315 313 Q 243 202 87 136 Q 72 129 84 124 Q 142 114 240 171 Q 288 198 353 276 L 384 326 Z", "M 353 276 Q 488 141 493 138 Q 502 137 509 146 Q 521 159 509 201 Q 500 249 384 326 L 339 357 Q 257 412 209 440 Q 202 444 199 433 Q 198 420 208 411 Q 259 366 315 313 L 353 276 Z", "M 564 594 Q 594 531 572 350 Q 565 317 594 277 Q 604 265 615 278 Q 636 308 637 356 Q 637 515 644 561 Q 651 586 629 598 Q 611 610 593 619 Q 580 623 569 618 Q 560 611 564 594 Z", "M 771 712 Q 775 676 774 134 Q 773 110 761 102 Q 754 98 671 115 Q 637 128 639 116 Q 640 109 662 93 Q 735 38 754 6 Q 776 -31 794 -32 Q 810 -33 825 4 Q 844 53 841 133 Q 808 601 846 741 Q 865 774 804 798 Q 767 817 747 809 Q 728 802 745 777 Q 769 749 771 712 Z" ] } 6 strokes 刘 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 293, 812 ], [ 392, 759 ], [ 421, 721 ] ], [ [ 119, 544 ], [ 165, 535 ], [ 441, 591 ], [ 480, 596 ], [ 534, 590 ] ], [ [ 391, 550 ], [ 420, 527 ], [ 426, 513 ], [ 389, 403 ], [ 328, 284 ], [ 282, 233 ], [ 221, 184 ], [ 147, 146 ], [ 90, 129 ] ], [ [ 209, 429 ], [ 377, 296 ], [ 453, 227 ], [ 492, 172 ], [ 496, 144 ] ], [ [ 578, 606 ], [ 606, 575 ], [ 610, 562 ], [ 604, 283 ] ], [ [ 750, 796 ], [ 784, 774 ], [ 806, 747 ], [ 799, 422 ], [ 806, 108 ], [ 784, 54 ], [ 646, 116 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 319 770 Q 355 743 393 712 Q 409 699 425 701 Q 435 702 441 716 Q 445 732 433 763 Q 426 785 388 801 Q 298 826 288 819 Q 282 815 285 801 Q 289 791 319 770 Z", "M 427 562 Q 479 569 525 576 Q 535 575 545 588 Q 546 601 522 611 Q 483 633 408 607 Q 306 583 143 557 Q 133 557 124 554 Q 94 550 118 532 Q 151 504 182 513 Q 269 534 382 554 L 427 562 Z", "M 384 326 Q 397 353 409 382 Q 451 484 466 501 Q 479 517 464 530 Q 439 558 427 562 C 402 579 375 583 382 554 L 383 553 Q 401 492 339 357 L 315 313 Q 243 202 87 136 Q 72 129 84 124 Q 142 114 240 171 Q 288 198 353 276 L 384 326 Z", "M 353 276 Q 488 141 493 138 Q 502 137 509 146 Q 521 159 509 201 Q 500 249 384 326 L 339 357 Q 257 412 209 440 Q 202 444 199 433 Q 198 420 208 411 Q 259 366 315 313 L 353 276 Z", "M 564 594 Q 594 531 572 350 Q 565 317 594 277 Q 604 265 615 278 Q 636 308 637 356 Q 637 515 644 561 Q 651 586 629 598 Q 611 610 593 619 Q 580 623 569 618 Q 560 611 564 594 Z", "M 771 712 Q 775 676 774 134 Q 773 110 761 102 Q 754 98 671 115 Q 637 128 639 116 Q 640 109 662 93 Q 735 38 754 6 Q 776 -31 794 -32 Q 810 -33 825 4 Q 844 53 841 133 Q 808 601 846 741 Q 865 774 804 798 Q 767 817 747 809 Q 728 802 745 777 Q 769 749 771 712 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.