(liǔ)

11 strokesTrad.

skein

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
liǔ
Meaning
skein; tuft; lock
Strokes
11
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰纟咎

A wrinkle 咎 in a silk 纟 garment; 纟 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : A wrinkle 咎 in a silk 糹 garment; 糹 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

liǔ

tresses; dreadlocks

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