Memory phrase for the Kanji: 留


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Meaning

stay, to remain, to halt, to leave (eg a message)

Pronunciation

liú

Explanation

Top: bend , sword , bottom: field

Mnemonic

(Old soldiers guard the grain?) The bent person with a sword is at the field to stay.

Radicals

remain
field
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Vocabulary

 保留  bǎo liú  to retain; to continue to have; to preserve; to maintain; to reserve; reservations; to hold back (approval or acceptance)
 停留  tíng liú  to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
 遗留  yí liú  (leave or be a) legacy; left over; hand down (to next generation)
 扣留  kòu liú  to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate
 拘留  jū liú  to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
 逗留  dòu liú  to stay at; to stop over
 剃发留辫  tì fà liú biàn  to shave the head but keep the queue
 剃发留辫  tì fà liú biàn  

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