流 liú flow
flow; to circulate; flowing; to circulate or spread
How to remember 流: 氵 water + 㐬 birth = flow. The farm vet washes her hands in cold water after a calf's birth and watches the stream beside the barn keep flowing.
Component breakdown
流 = 氵 water + 㐬 birth
- 氵 water
- 㐬 birth
The farm vet washes her hands in cold water after a calf's birth and watches the stream beside the barn keep flowing.
How it is used
- To flow/circulate - 流血 (liú xiě) bleed, 流眼泪 (liú yǎnlèi) shed tears, 河流 (héliú) rivers.
- 交流 (jiāoliú) = exchange/communicate: 交流经验 (jiāoliú jīngyàn) share experience; 流行 (liúxíng) be popular/spread (fashions, flu).
- 一流 (yīliú) = first-class/top-tier: 一流大学 (yīliú dàxué) a top university.
Words with 流
- 交流jiāoliúcommunicateHSK 4
- 流行liúxíngspreadHSK 4
- 流利liúlìfluentHSK 4
- 河流héliúriverHSK 5
- 流传liúchuánto spreadHSK 5
- 流感liúgǎnfluHSK 5
- 一流yīliútop qualityHSK 6
- 主流zhǔliúmain stream (of a river)HSK 6
- 水流shuǐliúriverHSK 6
- 流入liúrùto flow intoHSK 6
- 流动liúdòngto flowHSK 6
- 流程liúchéngcourseHSK 6
- 流通liútōngto circulateHSK 6
- 流量liúliàngflow rateHSK 6
- 潮流cháoliútideHSK 6
- 轮流lúnliúto alternateHSK 6
- 客流kèliúpassenger flowHSK 7
- 对流duìliúconvectionHSK 7
- 支流zhīliútributary (river)HSK 7
- 气流qìliústream of airHSK 7
- 流向liúxiàngdirection of a currentHSK 7
- 流失liúshīto wash awayHSK 7
- 流水liúshuǐrunning waterHSK 7
- 流浪liúlàngto drift aboutHSK 7
- 流转liúzhuǎnto be on the moveHSK 7
- 物流wùliúdistribution (business)HSK 7
- 风流fēngliúdistinguished and accomplishedHSK 7
- 川流不息chuānliú-bùxīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom)HSK 8
- 漂流piāoliúto float on the currentHSK 8
- 流域liúyùriver basinHSK 9
- 流氓liúmángrogueHSK 9
- 流派liúpàitributary (stream)HSK 9
- 流淌liútǎngto flowHSK 9
- 流畅liúchàngflowing (of speech, writing)HSK 9
- 流血liúxuèto bleedHSK 9
- 流逝liúshìto passHSK 9
- 流露liúlùto reveal (indirectly, implicitly)HSK 9
- 源远流长yuányuǎn-liúchángliterally source is distant and the flow is longHSK 9
Example sentences
- 水往下流。 Shuǐ wǎng xià liú.The water is flowing down.
- 这条河向东流。 Zhè tiáo hé xiàng dōng liú.This river flows east.
- 她们感动得流下了眼泪。 Tāmen gǎndòng de liúxiale yǎnlèi.They're moved to tears.
- 文化交流很重要。 Wénhuà jiāoliú hěn zhòngyào.Cultural exchange is important.