停住，居留);留身(宋代大臣朝见，请求退朝时独留面奏机宜);留客住(一种头上装有倒钩的长枪) (4) 使不离开;挽留 [ask sb. to stay] 廷椽 起矣。

留（拼音：liú）是汉语通用规范一级汉字（常用字）。此字始见于战国金文。古字形从田、丣（yǒu）声。一说，丣字像田边蜿蜒的沟渠，左右为储水的池塘，以会水流停留于田间之意。留的基本义指停止，如：停留、留学。

留 translation in Chinese - English Reverso dictionary, see also '保 留, 弥 留, 扣 留, 拘 留', examples, definition, conjugation

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你覺得留那種言很好笑嗎? Do you think leaving this kind of message is funny? 每一种庄稼都留一部分作种子。 Part of every crop is saved for seed. 湿杯子在桌面上留下一个痕迹。 The wet glass left a mark on the surface of the table. 我们将吃一点面包，剩下的留到早饭时吃。

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HSK3 留 [Pinyin] liú [English meaning] leave (message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve [Words] 留下,留在,保留,停留,留学... [Synonym] 待,停,养 [Antonym] 去 (Stroke 10)

English definition and translation from Chinese of: 留 with examples on how to use, sound, pronunciation, stroke order animations for each character and more information on meaning and use.

留 and 卯 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese. 留 /*C.ru/ 卯 /*mˤruʔ/

liú old variant of 留 (from traditional character 㽞) liú old variant of 留 (from traditional character 畱) Simplified Script: 留 : Traditional Script: Same: Pinyin: liú: Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi) Same: Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄌㄧㄡˊ: Cantonese (Jyutping) lau 4: Part of Speech (动) verb: Proficiency Test Level: HSK.v3=2 TOCFL=4