Radical
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氵亠厶川氵亠厼
Mandarin
liú
Pinyin
liu2
Kanji /
EYIU
Sijiao
3411.3
Wubi
IYCQ
CNS 11643
1-517C
Unicode
U+6D41
GB2312
C1F7
BIG5
AC79
流 to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade Results beginning with 流
流 行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable 流 程 liú chéng course / stream / sequence of processes / work flow in manufacturing 流 通 liú tōng to circulate / to distribute / circulation / distribution 流 量 liú liàng flow rate / throughput of passengers / volume of traffic / (hydrology) discharge / data traffic / network traffic / website traffic / mobile data 流 动 liú dòng to flow / to circulate / to go from place to place / to be mobile / (of assets) liquid 流 氓 liú máng rogue / hoodlum / gangster / immoral behavior 流 泪 liú lèi to shed tears 流 浪 liú làng to drift about / to wander / to roam / nomadic / homeless / unsettled (e.g. population) / vagrant 流 传 liú chuán to spread / to circulate / to hand down 流 畅 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy 流 星 liú xīng meteor / shooting star 流 水 liú shuǐ running water / (business) turnover 流 失 liú shī (of soil etc) to wash away / to be eroded / (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere / to fail to be retained 流 出 liú chū to flow out / to disgorge / to effuse 流 血 liú xuè to bleed / to shed blood 流 入 liú rù to flow into / to drift into / influx / inflow 流 域 liú yù river basin / valley / drainage area 流 淌 liú tǎng to flow 流 逝 liú shì (of time) to pass / to elapse 流 转 liú zhuǎn to be on the move / to roam or wander / to circulate (of goods or capital) 流 露 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc 流 产 liú chǎn to have a miscarriage / miscarriage / to fail / to fall through 流 感 liú gǎn flu / influenza 流 利 fluent 流 向 liú xiàng direction of a current / direction of flow / to flow toward 流 派 liú pài tributary (stream) / (fig.) school (of thought) / genre / style 流 体 liú tǐ fluid 流 言 liú yán rumor / gossip / to spread rumors 流 连 liú lián to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave) / to linger on 流 落 liú luò to wander about destitute / to be stranded 流 年 liú nián fleeting time / horoscope for the year 流 明 liú míng lumen (unit of light flux) (loanword) 流 放 liú fàng to exile / to banish / to deport / to float (logs) downstream 流 亡 liú wáng to force into exile / to be exiled / in exile 流 于 liú yú to change (for the worse) 流 沙 liú shā quicksand 流 汗 liú hàn to sweat 流 窜 liú cuàn to roam all over the place / to go into every nook and corner / to infiltrate / (of criminals, enemies etc) to be on the run / to flee and try to hide 流 苏 liú sū tassels 流 速 liú sù flow speed / rate of flow 流 离 liú lí homeless and miserable / forced to leave home and wander from place to place / to live as a refugee 流 脑 liú nǎo epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis (abbr. for 流行性腦膜炎|流行性脑膜炎[liu2 xing2 xing4 nao3 mo2 yan2]) 流 线 liú xiàn streamline (physics) 流 民 liú mín refugee 流 泻 liú xiè to flow / to flood 流 芳 liú fāng to leave a good reputation 流 萤 liú yíng firefly 流 寇 liú kòu roving bandit / rebel band 流 弹 liú dàn stray bullet 流 脓 liú nóng to discharge pus / to suppurate 流 毒 liú dú to spread poison / pernicious influence 流 网 liú wǎng drift net (fishing) 流 弊 liú bì malpractice / long-running abuse 流 荡 liú dàng to float / to tramp / to rove 流 辈 liú bèi a contemporary / similar class of people 流 变 liú biàn to flow and change / development and change (of society) 流 标 liú biāo (of an auction) to be inconclusive 流 别 liú bié branch (of a river) / school (of thought) 流 播 liú bō to circulate / to hand around 流 布 liú bù to spread / to circulate / to disseminate 流 调 liú diào epidemiological survey (abbr. for 流行病學調查|流行病学调查[liu2 xing2 bing4 xue2 diao4 cha2]) 流 干 liú gān to drain / to run dry 流 居 liú jū to live in exile 流 览 liú lǎn to skim / to browse 流 岚 liú lán mountain mist 流 丽 smooth and ornate / flowing (style etc) 流 眄 liú miǎn to ogle / to glance in a shifty manner 流 目 liú mù to let one's eyes rove 流 球 Liú qiú variant of 琉球[Liu2 qiu2], Ryūkyū, e.g. the Ryūkyū / Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan 流 冗 liú rǒng the unemployed workforce 流 食 liú shí (medicine) liquid food 流 俗 liú sú prevalent fashion (often used pejoratively) / vulgar customs 流 刑 liú xíng exile (as form of punishment) 流 形 liú xíng manifold (math.) 流 泆 liú yì to indulge / licentious 流 韵 liú yùn musical sound / flowing rhythm (of poetry) / cadence
Approximate Results for 流
交 流 jiāo liú to exchange / exchange / communication / interaction / to have social contact (with sb) 物 流 wù liú distribution (business) / logistics 一 流 yī liú top quality / front ranking 主 流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) 潮 流 cháo liú tide / current / trend 电 流 diàn liú electric current 风 流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished / outstanding / talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle / romantic / dissolute / loose 直 流 zhí liú to flow steadily / direct current (DC) 河 流 hé liú river / CL:條|条[tiao2] 水 流 shuǐ liú river / stream 人 流 rén liú stream of people / abortion / abbr. for 人工流產|人工流产[ren2 gong1 liu2 chan3] 分 流 fēn liú bypass 气 流 qì liú stream of air / airflow / slipstream / draft / breath / turbulence (of aircraft) 轮 流 lún liú to alternate / to take turns 漂 流 piāo liú to float on the current / to drift along or about / rafting 下 流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene 客 流 kè liú passenger flow / customer flow 韩 流 hán liú the spread of Korean cultural products (TV dramas, pop music etc) to other countries / Korean Wave 血 流 xuè liú blood flow 上 流 shàng liú upper class 名 流 míng liú gentry / celebrities 溪 流 xī liú stream 横 流 héng liú to overflow / transverse flow / to flow over / cross flow 回 流 huí liú to flow back / reflux / circumfluence / refluence / backward flow / returning flow (e.g. of talent) 倒 流 dào liú to flow backwards / reverse flow 暗 流 àn liú undercurrent 寒 流 hán liú cold air current / cold ocean current / cold stream 洪 流 hóng liú a powerful current / a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas) 暖 流 nuǎn liú warm current / (fig.) warm feeling 奔 流 bēn liú to flow at great speed / to pour / racing current 激 流 jī liú torrent / torrential current / whitewater 外 流 wài liú outflow / to flow out / to drain 逆 流 nì liú against the stream / adverse current / a countercurrent / fig. reactionary tendency / to go against the trend 三 流 sān liú third-rate / inferior 支 流 zhī liú tributary (river) 二 流 èr liú second-rate / second-tier 车 流 chē liú traffic / rate of traffic flow 热 流 rè liú heat flow / heat flux 整 流 zhěng liú to rectify (alternating current to direct current) 对 流 duì liú convection 源 流 yuán liú (of watercourses) source and direction of flow / origin and development 急 流 jí liú torrent 中 流 zhōng liú midstream 引 流 yǐn liú to drain / (medicine) drainage 断 流 duàn liú to run dry (of river) 飘 流 piāo liú variant of 漂流[piao1 liu2] 干 流 gàn liú main stream (of a river) 节 流 jié liú to control flow / to choke / weir valve / a throttle / a choke 女 流 nu:3 liú (derog.) woman 江 流 jiāng liú river / river flow / current 径 流 jìng liú runoff 合 流 hé liú to converge / to flow together / fig. to act alike / to evolve together 汇 流 huì liú (of rivers etc) to converge / convergence 药 流 yào liú medical abortion 盲 流 máng liú (PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities / rural migrant without definite prospects / drifter 湍 流 tuān liú turbulence 涌 流 yǒng liú to gush / to spurt 潜 流 qián liú underflow (2) 溢 流 yì liú overflow 层 流 céng liú laminar flow 射 流 shè liú jet (math.) 洋 流 yáng liú ocean current 平 流 píng liú advection 浊 流 zhuó liú turbid flow / muddy waters / fig. a contemptible person / fig. corrupt or disgraceful social trends 末 流 mò liú late degenerate stage 渗 流 shèn liú to seep / leakage 伏 流 fú liú hidden stream / ground stream 滴 流 dī liú trickle 巨 流 jù liú strong current / CL:股[gu3] 紊 流 wěn liú turbulent flow 底 流 underflow (2) 卷 流 effluent plume 北 流 Běi liú Beiliu, county-level city in Yulin 玉林[Yu4 lin2], Guangxi 迸 流 bèng liú to gush / to spurt 冰 流 bīng liú ice stream 岔 流 chà liú branch stream 传 流 chuán liú to spread / to hand down / to circulate 串 流 chuàn liú to stream (online) 股 流 gǔ liú effluent plume 黄 流 Huáng liú see 黃流鎮|黄流镇[Huang2 liu2 zhen4] 缓 流 huǎn liú sub-critical flow 甲 流 jiǎ liú type A influenza / abbr. for 甲型H1N1流感 / refers to H1N1 influenza of 2009 涧 流 jiàn liú mountain stream / stream in a valley 基 流 jī liú baseflow 迳 流 jìng liú runoff 九 流 jiǔ liú the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1] 内 流 nèi liú inward flowing (of river) / flowing into desert 泥 流 ní liú solifluction 强 流 qiáng liú high current (e.g. electric) 清 流 Qīng liú clean flowing water / (fig.) (literary) honorable person, untainted by association with disreputable influences / scholars who (in former times) kept themselves aloof from the corrupting influence of those in power 绕 流 rào liú turbulence (in fluid mechanics) 日 流 Rì liú the spread of Japanese cultural products (anime, pop music etc) to other countries 驶 流 shǐ liú swiftly flowing / torrent 双 流 Shuāng liú Shuangliu county in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan / Chengdu's main airport 漱 流 shù liú to rinse one's mouth with water / to gargle 尾 流 wěi liú wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc) / slipstream 限 流 xiàn liú to limit the flow of passengers, customers or vehicles / to limit the spread of sensitive content / (electricity) current limiting / (computer networking) rate limiting 泄 流 xiè liú drainage 心 流 xīn liú (psychology) flow / being "in the zone" 旋 流 xuán liú rotating flow 岩 流 yán liú lava 液 流 yè liú stream / flow of liquid 羽 流 yǔ liú plume 语 流 yǔ liú (linguistics) flow of speech 杂 流 zá liú small craftsman (contemptuous) 珠 流 zhū liú fluent with words / words flowing like pearl beads 诛 流 zhū liú to kill and banish
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