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留
Trad. 畱
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(Bushou)		 田
Strokes 5
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 卯刀田
卯? + 田
Prononciation
Mandarin liú
Entry Methods
Pinyin liu2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 HHW
竹竹田
Sijiao 7760.2
Wubi QYVL
CNS 11643 1-5667
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+7559
GB2312 C1F4
BIG5 AF64
HSK
Level 4
留 liú old variant of 留[liu2]
Results beginning with 留
留言 liú yán to leave a message / to leave one's comments / message
留下 liú xià to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go
留学 liú xué to study abroad
留给 liú gěi to set aside for
留意 liú yì to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of
留住 liú zhù to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical)
留恋 liú liàn reluctant to leave / to hate to have to go / to recall fondly
留空 liú kōng leave blank spaces in writing
留空 liú kòng to leave blank space in a document / to leave some time free
留情 liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings) / to show mercy or forgiveness / to forbear / lenient
留有 liú yǒu to remain in existence / to retain
留心 liú xīn to be careful / to pay attention to
留守 liú shǒu to stay behind to take care of things
留念 liú niàn to keep as a souvenir / to recall fondly
留神 liú shén to take care / to be careful
留存 liú cún to keep / to preserve / extant / to remain (from the past)
留影 liú yǐng to take a photo as a souvenir / a souvenir photo
留校 liú xiào to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation / to remain at school during vacation
留待 liú dài to leave sth for later / to postpone (work, a decision etc)
留连 liú lián variant of 流連|流连[liu2 lian2]
留宿 liú sù to put up a guest / to stay overnight
留洋 liú yáng (old) to study abroad / (sports) to train abroad
留任 liú rèn to remain in office / to hold on to one's job
留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out
留置 liú zhì to leave in place / to set aside (for further use) / to retain / to detain (a suspect or offender) / (medicine) indwelling
留级 liú jí to repeat a year in school
留用 liú yòng to keep for use / to retain sth / to keep sb in his job
留作 liú zuò to set aside for / to keep as
留驻 liú zhù to keep stationed (of troops) / to remain as a garrison
留成 liú chéng to retain a portion (of profits etc)
留职 liú zhí to keep an official position / to hold on to one's job
留传 liú chuán to bequeath (to later generations) / a legacy
留客 liú kè to ask a guest to stay / to detain a guest
留底 liú dǐ to keep a copy / copy kept for archiving / to put aside a portion (of a money sum)
留难 liú nàn to make sth difficult / to create obstacles
留园 Liú Yuán Lingering Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
留坝 Liú bà Liuba County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
留白 liú bái to leave a message / to leave some empty space in a work of art / to leave idle moments (in one's life, a theater play etc)
留班 liú bān to repeat a year in school
留别 liú bié a departing gift / a souvenir on leaving / a poem to mark one's departure
留都 liú dū the old capital (after a move)
留饭 liú fàn to put some food aside for sb / to invite sb to stay for a meal / invitation to dinner
留观 liú guān (medicine) to remain in hospital under observation
留海 liú hǎi variant of 劉海|刘海[liu2hai3]
留话 liú huà to leave word / to leave a message
留门 liú mén to leave the door unlocked for sb
留名 liú míng to leave one's name / to leave one's mark
留鸟 liú niǎo nonmigratory bird
留堂 liú táng to stay behind (after class) / to be given detention / detention
留题 liú tí extemporaneous thoughts noted down after a visit
留样 liú yàng retention sample / (of a manufacturer, esp. of food or drugs) to retain a sample of a batch of a product (abbr. for 保留樣品|保留样品[bao3 liu2 yang4 pin3])
留医 liú yī to be hospitalized
留遗 liú yí to leave behind / sb's legacy
留饮 liú yǐn (TCM) edema / dropsy
留院 liú yuàn to remain in the hospital
留针 liú zhēn to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
留种 liú zhǒng to keep a seed stock / seed held back for planting
留子 liú zi (slang) international student / student studying abroad
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留言本 liú yán běn guestbook
留学生 liú xué shēng student studying abroad / returned student / foreign student / international student
留言簿 liú yán bù visitor's book / CL:本[ben3]
留声机 liú shēng jī gramophone / phonograph
留一手 liú yī shǒu to hold back a trick / not to divulge all one's trade secrets
留置权 liú zhì quán lien
留余地 liú yú dì to leave room to maneuver / to leave a margin for error
留后路 liú hòu lù to leave oneself a way out
留坝县 Liú bà Xiàn Liuba County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
留成儿 liú chéng r a retained portion (of a sum of money) / to hold back a percentage (of the takings)
留活口 liú huó kǒu to capture alive a criminal (or enemy etc) for interrogation / (of a perpetrator) to let a witness live
留兰香 liú lán xiāng spearmint
留连果 liú lián guǒ variant of 榴槤果|榴梿果, durian fruit
留里克 Liú lǐ kè Rurik (c. 830-879), Varangian chieftain of the Rus' people
留尼汪 Liú ní wāng Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department)
留尼旺 Liú ní wàng Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department) (Tw)
留尾巴 liú wěi ba to leave loose ends / to leave matters unresolved
留有余地 liú yǒu yú dì to leave some leeway / to allow for the unpredictable
留用顺序  order of retention
留成额度  retention quotas
留储机制 liú chǔ jī zhì set aside mechanism
留存收益 liú cún shōu yì retained earnings
留芳百世 liú fāng bǎi shì a good reputation to last a hundred generations
留芳千古 liú fāng qiān gǔ a good reputation to last down the generations
留军壁邺 liú jūn bì yè troops remaining stationed in Ye / fig. a hardship posting
留连论诗 liú lián lùn shī to continue to discuss a poem over a long period
留任奖金 liú rèn jiǎng jīn retention bonus
留守儿童 liú shǒu ér tóng "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them
留守机制 liú shǒu jī zhì residual mechanism
留心眼儿 liú xīn yǎn r to be on the alert / to keep one's eyes open
留职停薪 liú zhí tíng xīn (Tw) leave of absence without pay
留母树作业法  seed tree cutting / seed tree method
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
Approximate Results for 留
保留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later
停留 tíng liú to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over
残留 cán liú to remain / to be left over / residual / remnant / residue
遗留 yí liú to leave behind / to hand down
挽留 wǎn liú to urge to stay / to detain
预留 yù liú to set aside / to reserve
拘留 jū liú to detain (a prisoner) / to keep sb in custody
逗留 dòu liú to stay for a while / to sojourn
滞留 zhì liú (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving) / to be stranded / (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain / to linger
收留 shōu liú to offer shelter / to have sb in one's care
去留 qù liú going or staying
扣留 kòu liú to detain / to arrest / to hold / to confiscate
居留 jū liú residence / to reside
驻留 zhù liú to stay / to remain / to linger / (computing) to reside / resident (program etc)
久留 jiǔ liú to stay for a long time
存留 cún liú remaining / extant
提留 tí liú to withdraw (money) and retain it
弥留 mí liú seriously ill and about to die
羁留 jī liú to stay / to detain
勾留 gōu liú to stay / to stop over / to break one's journey
巩留 Gǒng liú Gongliu County or Toqquztara nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
屯留 Tún liú Tunliu county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi
吸留 xī liú to absorb / to take in and retain
淹留 yān liú to stay for a long period
余留 yú liú remainder / fractional part (after the decimal point) / unfinished
潴留 zhū liú retention (medicine)
阻留 zǔ liú to intercept / interception
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自留地 zì liú dì private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm
残留物 cán liú wù remnant / residue / material left over
拘留所 jū liú suǒ detention center / prison
居留证 jū liú zhèng residence permit
居留权 jū liú quán right of abode (law)
卫留成 Wèi Liú chéng Wei Liucheng (1946-), fifth governor of Hainan
存留林  residual tree / remaining tree
保留国  reserving State
保留法 bǎo liú fǎ set-aside scheme
保留价 bǎo liú jià reserve price (in an auction) / (economics) reservation price
保留区 bǎo liú qū reservation (for an ethnic minority)
残留弧 cán liú hú remnant arc / inactive arc
巩留县 Gǒng liú xiàn Gongliu County or Toqquztara nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
拘留证 jū liú zhèng detention certificate
收留所 shōu liú suǒ shelter / refuge
屯留县 Tún liú xiàn Tunliu county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi
无保留 wú bǎo liú without reservation / not holding anything back / unconditional
系留线 xì liú xiàn tethering wire / tether wire
伊留申 Yī liú shēn Ilyushin, Russian plane maker
滞留锋 zhì liú fēng stationary front (meteorology)
志留纪 Zhì liú jì Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)
志留系 Zhì liú xì Silurian system (geology) / see 志留紀|志留纪
自留山 zì liú shān hilly land allotted for private use
手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
刑事拘留 xíng shì jū liú to detain as criminal / criminal detention
行政拘留 xíng zhèng jū liú to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less / administrative detention
弥留之际 mí liú zhī jì on one's deathbed / at the point of death
空留员额  vacant post / vacant position
保留剂量  retained dose
持留剂量  retained dose
拘留处分  custodial sentence / custodial sanction
保留指数  retention index
残留效应  carry-over effect
地面滞留  surface retention
调查拘留  investigative detention
遗留弹药  legacy munitions
中途停留  stopover
种子留存  seed stock
病毒留种  seed stock
残留盐分  salt residues
逗留许可  stay permit
保留地外  off-reserve
保留地内  on-reserve
飞机系留  aircraft tiedown / aircraft picketing
爱留根纳 Aì liú gēn nà Eriugena, John Scottus (c. 810-880) Irish poet, theologian, and philosopher of Neoplatonism
保留剧目 bǎo liú jù mù repertory / repertoire / repertory item
保留区域 bǎo liú qū yù Reserved Area
保留条款 bǎo liú tiáo kuǎn saving clause
保留许可 bǎo liú xǔ kě retention license / retention permit
保留样本 bǎo liú yàng běn retention sample / retention specimen
被拘留者 bèi jū liú zhě detainee
残留胫骨 cán liú jìng gǔ tibial stump
毫不留情 háo bù liú qíng to show no quarter / ruthless / relentless
毫无保留 háo wú bǎo liú to hold nothing back / without reservation
呼叫保留 hū jiào bǎo liú call hold / hold
截留损失 jié liú sǔn shī interception losses
截留移用 jié liú yí yòng lapping
鸡犬不留 jī quǎn - bù liú lit. not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom) / fig. mass slaughter
拘留设施 jū liú shè shī Detention Unit / Detention Facilities
剃发留辫 tì fà liú biàn to shave the head but keep the queue
停留过夜 tíng liú guò yè remain over night
停留时间 tíng liú shí jiān residence time (1) / lifetime / chemical residence time
停薪留职 tíng xīn liú zhí leave of absence without pay
王不留行 wáng bù liú xíng cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis) / cowherb seeds (used in TCM)
余留事务 yú liú shì wù unfinished business
滞留时间 zhì liú shí jiān residence time (1) / lifetime / chemical residence time
驻留时间 zhù liú shí jiān gaze duration
女大不中留 nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
无保留意见  unqualified opinion
有保留意见  qualified opinion
拘留性逮捕  custodial arrest
贝类保留地  shellfish reserve
残留饱和度  residual saturation
无保留转让  outright transfer
高硫残留物  high-sulphur residues
采摘保留区  extractive reserve
土着保留地  Native Reserves
战场残留物  remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war
狩猎保留地  game reserves
国内停留期  in-country period
待审拘留犯  pre-trial detainee
非拘留措施  non-custodial measure / non custodial sanction
保留性采伐  retention harvesting
阿留申群岛 A1 liú shēn Qún dǎo Aleutian Islands (trailing 2250 km southwest of Alaska almost down to Kamtchatka)
半保留复制 bàn bǎo liú fù zhì semiconservative replication
残留性农药 cán liú xìng nóng yào persistent pesticide
档案保留期 dàng àn bǎo liú qī record retention
高橋留美子 gāo qiáo liú měi zǐ Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist
高桥留美子 Gāo qiáo Liú měi zǐ Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist
记录保留期 jì lù bǎo liú qī record retention
扣留人质者 kòu liú rén zhì zhě hostage-taker
栖留含水层 qī liú hán shuǐ céng perched aquifer / perched water
永久居留权 yǒng jiǔ jū liú quán permanent residency
永久居留证 yǒng jiǔ jū liú zhèng permanent residency permit
纵停留时间 zòng tíng liú shí jiān gaze duration
地表截留水量  surface retention
室内滞留喷洒  indoor residual spraying
社区拘留中心  cachot / centre de détention communal
战争残留弹药  remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war
欧洲居留公约  European Convention on Establishment
临时空留职位  temporarily vacant position
核准留存盈余  authorized retained surplus
工作人员留用 gōng zuò rén yuán liú yòng staff retention
火场留守分队 huǒ chǎng liú shǒu fēn duì detachment left to provide covering fire
联合国拘留所 lián hé guó jū liú suǒ United Nations Detention Facility
马可・奥勒留 Mǎ kě ˇ Aò lēi liú Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor
马可·奥勒留 Mǎ kě ˇ Aò lēi liú Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor
提醒被拘留人 tí xǐng bèi jū liú rén caution to detained persons
余留无符号数 yú liú wú fú hào shù unsigned remainder (i.e. the remainder after rounding to the nearest integer)
"幽灵"被拘留者  ghost detainee
战争遗留爆炸物  explosive remnants of war
保留死刑的国家  "retentionist " country
化学品停留时间  chemical residence time
战俘临时拘留所  prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point
失踪的被拘留者  disappeared detainees
被拘留者监护员  Detained Escort Officer
话到嘴边留三分 huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
森林保留奖励计划  Forest Retention Incentive Scheme
阿留申人国际协会  Aleut International Association
拘留问题会期工作组  Sessional Working Group on Detention
秘而不宣地将人拘留  unacknowledged detention
任意拘留问题工作组 rèn yì jū liú wèn tí gōng zuò zǔ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
战争遗留爆炸物议定书  Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War / Protocol V
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