流 · liú · to flow
Learn the Chinese character 流 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 流.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 流
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 流.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 交流jiāoliúto exchange
- 流liúto flow
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 流行liúxíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread
- 河流héliúriver
- 流传liúchuánto spread
- 流感liúgǎnflu
- 潮流cháoliútide
- 流程liúchéngcourse
- 流动liúdòngto flow
- 流量liúliàngflow rate
- 流入liúrùto flow into
- 流通liútōngto circulate
- 轮流lúnliúto alternate
- 水流shuǐliúriver
- 一流yīliútop quality
- 主流zhǔliúmain stream (of a river)
- 川流不息chuānliú-bùxīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom)
- 对流duìliúconvection
- 风流fēngliúdistinguished and accomplished
- 客流kèliúpassenger flow
- 流畅liúchàngflowing (of speech, writing)
- 流浪liúlàngto drift about
- 流露liúlùto reveal (indirectly, implicitly)
- 流氓liúmángrogue
- 流派liúpàitributary (stream)
- 流逝liúshì(of time) to pass
- 流失liúshī(of soil etc) to wash away
- 流水liúshuǐrunning water
- 流淌liútǎngto flow
- 流向liúxiàngdirection of a current
- 流血liúxuèto bleed
- 流域liúyùriver basin
- 流转liúzhuǎnto be on the move
- 漂流piāoliúto float on the current
- 气流qìliústream of air
- 物流wùliúdistribution (business)
- 源远流长yuányuǎn-liúcháng(idiom) of long standing
- 支流zhīliútributary (river)
Real usage
Example sentences with 流
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 流 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 流
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 流 mean in Chinese?
流 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to flow.
How do you pronounce 流?
流 is shown as liú.
Is 流 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 流 is HSK 4 recognition character #197.
Can I practise writing 流?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 writing inventory
- 39 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #197.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.