How is 流 pronounced?

流 is pronounced “liú” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 流?

流 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 流?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 流 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2verb

流

liú

流 (liú) means “to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

眼泪流下来了。

Yǎnlèi liú xiàlái le.

Tears flowed down.

Words containing 流

交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)潮流cháo liútide; current; trend 流利liú lìfluent 流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable 川流不息chuān liú bù xīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow 流传liú chuánto spread; to circulate; to hand down 流泪liú lèito shed tears 轮流lún liúto alternate; to take turns 流浪liú làngto drift about; to wander; to roam 流露liú lùto reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc 流氓liú mángrogue; hoodlum; gangster 流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution

More HSK 2 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 流 mean?: 流 (liú) means “to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 流 pronounced?: 流 is pronounced “liú” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 流?: 流 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 流?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 流 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18