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limpid

HSK 10
liú
リュウ
きよ.い
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 劉 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (瀏)
water (drops)+ Liu =
limpid
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
Liu
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Simplified (浏)
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
liú destroy
surname
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [liú]
clear; deep (of water); swift
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
きよし
Kiyoshi male given name
しみつ
Shimitsu surname
りゅう
Ryū female given name