镏 (liù): a finger ring

Meanings

1 a finger ring

Characters

镏

liù

a finger ring

Examples

HSK 4

她手上戴着一个金镏子。

Tā shǒu shàng dài zhe yí gè jīn liùzi.

She wears a gold ring on her hand.

HSK 7-9

北方话把戒指叫镏子。

Běifāng huà bǎ jièzhi jiào liùzi.

In northern dialect a finger ring is called a 镏子.

Tips

register

Read liù, this is colloquial northern speech for a finger ring, always 镏子. The standard word is 戒指. In Taiwan this sense is also pronounced liú.

Components

radical

钅 jīn

metal

钅 is the metal radical, the left-side form of 金. Both senses, gilding with gold and the metallic element, sit naturally under 'metal'.

phonetic

留 liú

to remain; to keep

留 supplies the exact sound liú. Its meaning 'to stay, remain' is incidental here; it works as the phonetic beside the metal radical.

Stroke Order

镏 liù

Related Words

镏金 liújīn

gilding (traditional fire-gilding technique) / gold-plated / gilt

甲 jiǎ HSK 5 #4,484

first (of the Heavenly Stems); grade A; number one / armor; shell; carapace / nail (finger/toe)

环 huán HSK 3 #3,737

ring; loop; hoop / to surround; link

戒 jiè HSK 5 #2,713

to guard against; to abstain from / to quit (a habit); to give up / ring (jewelry)

戒指 jièzhi HSK 7-9 #1,697

ring (jewelry)

鉴于 jiànyú HSK 7-9 #4,855

in view of / considering / given that

降低 jiàngdī HSK 4 #5,042

to reduce / to lower / to bring down

串 chuàn HSK 6 #4,815

string; skewer / to string together / measure word for skewers or strings of things

大胆 dàdǎn HSK 5 #4,758

bold; daring; audacious

工程 gōngchéng HSK 4 #4,691

engineering / project / construction project