Memory phrase for the Kanji: 流
流
Hanzi-Trainer
Meaning
to flow, to drift, to disseminate, to circulate
Pronunciation
liú
Explanation
Left: water 氵, right: 㐬 ("newborn baby" as a child turned upside down: the child 子 comes with head first, with amniotic fluid 川)
Mnemonic
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Water as well as a newborn baby's amniotic fluid is flowing.
Radicals
氵
water Simplified from this water 水
㐬
new born baby Child 子 turned upside down: the child comes with head first), below: water/amniotic fluid 川.
new born baby Character for child 子, but turned upside down: the baby at birth comes first.
川
river The water 水 was simplified as three lines and symbolizes the flow of the river.
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Vocabulary
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流通
liú tōng
to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
流毒
liú dú
to spread poison; pernicious influence
逆流
nì liú
against the stream; adverse current; a counter-current; fig. reactionary tendency; to go against the trend
溪流
xī liú
stream
流弊
liú bì
malpractice; long-running abuse
流寇
liú kòu
roving bandit; rebel band
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development; portentous signs
逆流溯源
nì liú sù yuán
to go back to the source
颠沛流离
diān pèi liú lí
homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift
流氓
liú máng
rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior
紊流
wěn liú
turbulent flow
紊流
wěn liú
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