浏 meaning and stroke order
Bright; clear; deep; swift
How to write 浏, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 浏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- clear
- deep (of water)
- swift
How 浏 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 刘 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 浏
浏 is water 氵 plus 刘 (liú), which gives the sound. Picture clear, swift water flowing past your eyes, the way your eyes flow quickly over a page when you browse.
Today 浏 almost always appears in 浏览 (liúlǎn), meaning to skim or browse, and in 浏览器 (liúlǎnqì), a web browser. Example: 我每天早上浏览新闻。(Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang liúlǎn xīnwén.) I browse the news every morning.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 浏 with its phonetic part 刘 (liú), the common surname, because they sound the same. Remember that 浏 needs the water radical 氵 on the left, while 刘 has none.
Common words with 浏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
浏 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 浏
How many strokes are in 浏?
浏 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 浏 mean?
浏 (liú) means bright; clear; deep; swift. A common word with it is 浏览 (liúlǎn), meaning "to skim over; to browse".
How do you pronounce 浏?
浏 is pronounced liú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 浏?
The radical of 浏 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 浏 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 浏?
The traditional form of 浏 is 瀏. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 浏 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 浏 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 浏 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 浏览 the same as 阅读?
No. 浏览 means to look over something quickly without reading every detail. 阅读 (yuèdú) means to read carefully and fully.
Can 浏 be used on its own in modern Chinese?
Rarely. The water meanings like clear or swift belong mostly to classical or literary Chinese. In everyday speech and writing you will meet it inside 浏览 and its related words.