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琉

liú
bound morpheme #14,534

Meanings

  1. 1 precious stone; colored glaze (used in 琉璃 and 琉球)

Examples

故宫的琉璃瓦在阳光下闪闪发光。
Gùgōng de liúlí wǎ zài yángguāng xià shǎnshǎn fāguāng.
The glazed tiles of the Forbidden City sparkle in the sunlight.
琉球群岛位于日本南部。
Liúqiú Qúndǎo wèiyú Rìběn nánbù.
The Ryukyu Islands are located in southern Japan.

Tips

history
琉球 (Liúqiú, Ryukyu) was an independent kingdom that paid tribute to both China and Japan for centuries before Japan annexed it in 1879 as Okinawa Prefecture. The name literally means 'precious stone ball'.

Stroke Order

琉 liú