留
to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #563 U+7559
How 留 is formed
How to remember it
stay · Heisig RSH #1107
letter opener + 田 rice field
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 留 as their sound component
These characters all use 留 (liú) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 留 sound component | liú | to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; |
| 溜 | liū | to slip, to slide, to glide; slippery |
| 瘤 | liú | tumor, lump, goiter |
| 榴 | liú | pomegranate |
| 遛 | liù | to walk, to stroll |
| 鹠 | liú | owl |
| 骝 | liú | a legendary horse |
| 熘 | liū | to steam, to stir-fry |
Words containing 留
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女大不中留 | nǚ dà bù zhōng liú | when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom) |
| 留心眼儿 | liú xīn yǎn r | to be on the alert; to keep one's eyes open |
| 国家留学基金管理委员会 | Guó jiā Liú xué Jī jīn Guǎn lǐ Wěi yuán huì | China Scholarship Council (CSC) |
| 留学生 | liú xué shēng | student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student |
| 自留山 | zì liú shān | hilly land allotted for private use |
| 自留地 | zì liú dì | private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm |
| 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… |
| 留一手 | liú yī shǒu | to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically t… |
| 王不留行 | wáng bù liú xíng | cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis); cowherb seeds (used in TCM) |
| 留里克 | Liú lǐ kè | Rurik (c. 830-879), Varangian chieftain of the Rus' people |
| 保留区 | bǎo liú qū | reservation (for an ethnic minority) |
| 话到嘴边留三分 | huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn | A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom) |
| 留声机 | liú shēng jī | gramophone; phonograph |
| 留后路 | liú hòu lù | to leave oneself a way out; to provide oneself with a fallback |
| 留言本 | liú yán běn | guestbook |
| 留子 | liú zi | (slang) international student; student studying abroad |
| 留学 | liú xué | to study abroad |
| 留心 | liú xīn | to be careful; to pay attention to |
| 留尾巴 | liú wěi ba | to leave loose ends; to leave matters unresolved |
| 留海 | liú hǎi | variant of 劉海|刘海[liu2 hai3] |