Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 留


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Meaning

stay, to remain, to halt, to leave (eg a message)

Pronunciation

liú

Explanation

Top: bend , sword , bottom: field

Mnemonic

(Old soldiers guard the grain?) The bent person with a sword is at the field to stay.

Radicals

remain
field
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Vocabulary

保留 bǎo liú to retain; to continue to have; to preserve; to maintain; to reserve; reservations; to hold back (approval or acceptance)
停留 tíng liú to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
遗留 yí liú (leave or be a) legacy; left over; hand down (to next generation)
扣留 kòu liú to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate
拘留 jū liú to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
逗留 dòu liú to stay at; to stop over
剃发留辫 tì fà liú biàn to shave the head but keep the queue

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