(liù)

15 strokesTrad.
Readingsliùliú

(Tw) (chemistry) lutetium

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
liù / liú
Meaning
(Tw) (chemistry) lutetium
Strokes
15
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰钅留

A metal 钅 still 留; 留 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 metal 釒 still 留; 留 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

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Words with

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

liù

(dialect) finger ring

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liùjīn

gold-plating; gilded; gold-plated

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Related characters

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