懂中文 Dong Chinese

劉

liú

surname

Original meaning: 

type of battle axe

Phonosemantic compound. 卯 represents the sound and 金 and 刂 represent the meaning. Based on the original meaning "battle-axe". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
卯 sound component

卯  Sound component

mǎo

  

4th terrestrial branch

金 meaning component

金  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

刂 meaning component

刂  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Evolution

劉 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
劉 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
劉 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

刘 (劉) 

liú

surname; kill, destroy; (classical) a type of battle-ax; to kill; to slaughter

刘 (劉) 

Liú

surname Liu

Most common words with 劉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

刘

surname Liu

刘翔

Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games

刘海

bangs

刘德华

Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor

刘少奇

Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

瀏