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榴

liú
noun #42,919

Meanings

  1. 1 pomegranate

Examples

HSK 5
她穿了一条鲜艳的石榴红裙子。
Tā chuān le yì tiáo xiānyàn de shíliu hóng qúnzi.
She wore a bright pomegranate-red skirt.
HSK 7-9
院子里的石榴树结满了果子。
Yuànzi lǐ de shíliu shù jiē mǎn le guǒzi.
The pomegranate tree in the yard is loaded with fruit.
HSK 7-9
石榴籽酸甜可口。
Shíliu zǐ suāntián kěkǒu.
Pomegranate seeds are sweet, sour, and refreshing.

Tips

culture
Used in 石榴 ('pomegranate'). Because the fruit is packed with many seeds, it is a traditional symbol of having many children and a flourishing family, often seen in wedding decorations.

Components

radical
木 mù
tree; wood
The tree radical on the left marks this as a kind of tree; the pomegranate is a fruit tree, so the word carries the wood radical.
phonetic
留 liú
to stay; to remain
Supplies the sound on the right: 留 liú gives the reading directly with no tone change. It contributes no 'stay' meaning here.

Stroke Order

榴 liú