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留 liú keep; leave behind in Mandarin Chinese
Definition
Radical is 田 tián “field.” The whole character can serve as a phonetic, e.g., in 瘤 liú “tumor.”
Examples
- 留 liú keep; leave behind [V]
- 给她留一个条子 gĕi tā liú yíge tiáozi leave a note for her (給她留一個條子)
- 留下 liúxià leave behind [RC] (e.g., 留下名片 “leave a name card”)
- 留学 (留學) liúxué study abroad [VO]
- 留学生 (留學生) liúxuéshēng student who studies abroad [N]
Video
Sources
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler