Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 卯 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
留
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
留 [liú]
to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
留 とくる
Tokuru surname
留 とめ
Tome female given namesurname
留 とめる
Tomeru unclassified name
留 りゅう
Ryū given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
留下 [liúxià] #680
to leave behind
保留 [bǎoliú] #2,605
to keep
留言 [liúyán] #1,784
to leave a message
留给 [liúgěi] #2,437
to set aside for
留给 [liúgěi] #2,437
to set aside for
停留 [tíngliú] #6,651
to stay somewhere temporarily
留意 [liúyì] #4,664
to be mindful
留学 [liúxué] #25,428
to study abroad
留学 [liúxué] #25,428
to study abroad
拘留 [jūliú] #4,746
to detain (a prisoner)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 止める [とめる] #298
to stop
⭐ 止まる [とまる] #656
to stop (moving)
⭐ 立ち止まる [たちどまる] #3,192
to stop (in one's tracks)
⭐ 留守 [るす] #4,748
absence
呼び止める [よびとめる] #4,973
to (call and) stop
⭐ 留守番 [るすばん] #6,735
care-taking
突き止める [つきとめる] #6,755
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause)
仕留める [しとめる] #8,270
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.)
⭐ 足止め [あしどめ] #8,460
preventing (someone) from leaving
⭐ 引き止める [ひきとめる] #8,974
to detain
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