Read Edit View history 流 liú HSK2 flow Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 㐬 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas liú × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 氵 is a component form of 水. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 流 Simp strokes 流 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts an upside-down child (子) being born headfirst with amniotic fluid flowing out. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 流 Simp strokes 流 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 流 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 194, 723 ], [ 276, 669 ], [ 300, 629 ] ], [ [ 138, 528 ], [ 203, 487 ], [ 230, 451 ] ], [ [ 183, 46 ], [ 171, 75 ], [ 168, 127 ], [ 301, 387 ] ], [ [ 534, 823 ], [ 621, 777 ], [ 649, 738 ] ], [ [ 397, 622 ], [ 419, 615 ], [ 466, 615 ], [ 770, 673 ], [ 823, 676 ] ], [ [ 582, 589 ], [ 557, 580 ], [ 543, 565 ], [ 520, 518 ], [ 474, 452 ], [ 470, 426 ], [ 515, 428 ], [ 672, 473 ], [ 702, 471 ] ], [ [ 664, 551 ], [ 743, 478 ], [ 763, 434 ] ], [ [ 406, 327 ], [ 423, 311 ], [ 435, 288 ], [ 426, 234 ], [ 399, 150 ], [ 359, 86 ], [ 326, 58 ], [ 283, 39 ] ], [ [ 541, 330 ], [ 565, 296 ], [ 558, 55 ] ], [ [ 673, 376 ], [ 700, 344 ], [ 695, 161 ], [ 705, 105 ], [ 725, 72 ], [ 768, 52 ], [ 825, 47 ], [ 877, 55 ], [ 906, 70 ], [ 922, 85 ], [ 928, 204 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674,118 683,88C686,76 692,64 704,54C747,20 811,8 892,26C910,31 938,46 957,59C968,68 971,81 963,96Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + 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.