dailycharacter

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Pronunciation: liú
Meaning: to slay, a Chinese surname
Etymology:
Metal 金 + knife 刀 (altered as radical to two vertical lines) + 丣 (phonetic, altered).  Simplified form uses 文. (phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 劉

Found in:
Bai JuYi's 问刘十九
Liu Yuxi ▪ 刘禹锡

Word of the day on: 03.09.08