Liu
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 Liú surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Liú (Pinyin) Lâu (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Derivation | Surname of the Han Dynasty's ruling family |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Liu (Mandarin) Liew (Hakka) Lau, Lauw, Lao (Cantonese, Hokkien, Teochew) Lieu, Lieh (Shanghainese) Lew, Lieu (Gan) Lưu (Vietnamese) Yoo (Korean) |
| See also | Yoo (Korean name) |
劉 / 刘 (Liu, Lao, Lau, Low, Lauv, Lieh, Lieu, Liew, Loo, Lew, Liou or Yu) is a common Chinese family name. The Liu (/ˈljuː/)[1] as transcribed in English can represent several different surnames written in different Chinese characters:
- 劉 (traditional) / 刘 (simplified), pinyin: Liú. A very common surname, as it was the family name of Han Dynasty emperors.
- 柳 pinyin: Liǔ in Mandarin Chinese, Lau : Cantonese
- 留 pinyin: Liú in Mandarin, Lau : Cantonese
- 六 pinyin: Liù in Mandarin, Lyuk : Cantonese
- 廖 Cantonese pinyin: Liu 6, Mandarin : Liao, Wu
In Cantonese transliteration, 刘/劉 (Liú) is Lau, Lao is also transliteration of 刘/劉 in Min Nan and Taiwanese Minnan Chinese language, whilst Liu is a different surname, 廖, pinyin: Liào, (Liêu in Vietnamese).
In Shanghainese, 刘/劉 is romanized as Lieu and rarely Lieh; 柳 is similarly romanized; whereas 廖 is transliterated as Lioh
In Teochew, 刘/劉 is usually romanized as Lau, Low or Lao; 柳 is written as Lew; and 廖 is romanized as Leow or Liau.
In Hakka, 刘/劉 is most commonly transliterated as Liew while 廖 is written as Liau or Liaw. The other variants of the romanised surname Liu, i.e. 柳, 留 and 六, are uncommon among speakers of Hakka.
In Gan, 刘/劉 is most commonly transliterated as Lew or Lieu, 廖 is written as Leo or Liau.
The Indonesian-Chinese descent Latinise it according to Dutch pronunciation as Lauw.
In Vietnamese, the name can either take the form Liễu (in northern regions), or Lưu (in central or southern regions), or Lục. A few having Vietnamese-Chinese descent use the family name Lao.
Origin of Liu
劉 or 刘 (Liu, Lao, Lau, Low, Lew, Liew, Lauv,Luu, Ryu, Yu, Yoo)
- from Qi (祁) clan of Emperor Yao
- from King Wen of Zhou of Zhou Dynasty
- from Liu Bang who founded the Han Dynasty
- from Xiang Chan of post Chu (state) who was granted the imperial family name of Liu.
- from Liu Yuan of Han Zhao
- from Dugu (獨孤) family of Northern Wei
- from Liu Zhiyuan of Later Han
留 (Liu, Lau, Low, Lauv, Yu)
- from Emperor Yao
- from Zheng (state) in Zhou Dynasty
- from Liu (劉) family of Liu Song Dynasty
- from Miao (people)
- from ethnic groups in China
柳 (Liu, Lew, Liew, Lao, Ryu, Yu)
- from Lu (state) of Zhou Dynasty
- from post Chu (state)
- from Miao (people)
- from ethnic groups in China
廖 (Liao, Liu, Leow, Lia, Yu)
- from Zhou Dynasty
- from Zhu Rong
- from Miao (people)
- from ethnic groups in China
Prominent people with the family name 刘 / 劉
Commonly transcribed Liú, Lao or Lau.
Historical figures
- Liu Bang Founding emperor of the Han dynasty
- Liu Ying Second Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty
- Liu Heng Fifth Emperor of the Western Han dynasty rulers of the golden age rule Wen and Jing
- Liu Qi Sixth Emperor of the Western Han dynasty rulers of the golden age rule Wen and Jing
- Liu Che (157 BC - 87 BC) Seventh Emperor of the Western Han dynasty known for expanding the Han Dynasty to It fullest extent and for long reign for 54 year
- Liu An Prince and advisor to his nephew, Emperor Wu of Han. best known for editing the (139 BC) Huainanzi compendium of Daoist, Confucianist, and Legalist teachings.
- Liu Xiang government official, scholar, and author of who lived during the Han Dynasty
- Liu Fuling Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty
- Liu Xun Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty
- Liu Shi Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty
- Liu Ao Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty
- Liu Xin Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty known to be a Homosexual Emperor
- Liu Kan Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty
- Liu Xin astronomer, historian, and editor during the Western Han Dynasty
- Liu Xiu Restorer of the Han dynasty and Founder of Eastern Han
- Liu Zhuang Second Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty Rulers of the Golden age rule Ming and Zhang
- Liu Da Third Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty Rulers of the Golden age rule Ming and Zhang
- Liu Zhao Fourth Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty
- Liu Hu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty
- Liu Bao Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty
- Liu Zhi Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty
- Liu Hong (155 - 189) Emperor of the Han dynasty
- Liu Xie (181 - 234) Last emperor of the Han dynasty
- Liu Bei (161 - 223) Warlord in the late Han Dynasty and founding emperor of Shu Han
- Liu Zhang Warlord in the late Han Dynasty
- Liu Zan General of Eastern Wu
- Liu Shan (207 - 271) Second emperor of Shu Han
- Liu Ye (163 - 232) Official and politician of Cao Wei
- Liu Ba (186 - 222) Official and politician of Shu Han
- Liu Biao (142 - 208) Warlord in the late Han dynasty
- Liu Yuan Founding emperor of Han Zhao
- Liu Yu Founding emperor of Liu Song
- Liu King Ex-Sênior of Pandora (kpdo)
- Liu Yilong Third Emperor of Liu Song
- Liu Ji Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Liu Wenjing Official and Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Liu Yan Founding emperor of Southern Han
- Liu Zhiyuan Founding emperor of Later Han
- Liu Chong Founding emperor of Northern Han
- Yang Ye or Yang Jiye,Surname formerly Known as Liu Jiye military general of the Song Dynasty,
- Liu Bowen, military strategist, statesman and prophet
Contemporary
- Anthony Liu, figure skater
- Xiang Yi Lau, Lau Lau Land
- Evelyn Lau, writer
- Cecilia Liu, Chinese actress
- Liu Yunshan, A leader in the Communist Party of China
- Isaac Liu (born 1991), New Zealand Rugby League player
- John Liu, New York City Comptroller
- Dan Liu, Canadian fashion designer
- Sidney Lau, Hong Kong linguist
- Liu Fang, Chinese Pipa and Guzheng player
- Laurin Liu (born 1990), Canadian politician
- Lucy Liu (born 1968), American actress
- Prudence Liew, singer and actress
- Rene Liu, singer and actress
- Rich Liu, American actor [2]
- Will Liu, Taiwanese singer
- Henry Lau, Chinese-Canadian singer, member of Super Junior-M
- Yang Liu, classical violinist
- Natasha Low, Singaporean singer, member of South Korean girl group, Skarf
- Alicia Liu, Taiwanese model
- Liu Bocheng, PRC military commander
- Liu Chia-Liang (Lau Kar-Leung), actor, choreographer and director
- Liu Dalin, sexologist
- Amber Liu, Chinese-American member of f(x)
- Andy Lau, actor, singer
- Andrew Lau, filmmaker and actor
- Liu Binyan, dissident
- Liu Boming (astronaut)
- Liu Chao-shiuan, Kuomintang politician
- Liu Chengjun (general)
- Liu Fuzhi, PRC politician
- Liu Guoliang, table tennis player
- Liu Heng, writer
- Liu Huan, singer
- Liu Huaqing (1916–2011), PRC politician
- Liu Hui, mathematician
- Liu Jing (politician)
- Liu Kang (artist)
- Liu Qi (Chinese politician), Beijing Olympics organizer
- Liu Qi-Chao, jazz musician
- Liu Shaoqi, PRC politician, former Chinese President
- Liu Shilan, a Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in chess
- Liu Sola, singer, composer, and writer
- Liu Tianhua, composer and musician
- Liu Wei (artist)
- Liu Wen, fashion model
- Liu Wenhui, warlord
- Liu Wenjing, one of the advisors of Tang Gaozu
- Liu Xiang, Olympic winner and World Record holder
- Liu Xiang (warlord)
- Liu Xiaobo, PRC dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Liu Xiaoqing, actress
- Liu Yalou, general
- Liu Bin-Di, Chinese Muslim intelligence officer
- Liu Shifu, Chinese revolutionary and anarchist
- Liu Yang (astronaut), astronaut, first female Chinese taikonaut [3]
- Liu Yifei, singer/actress
- Tats Lau, Hong Kong actor and musician
- Lau Wan Kit, Hong Kong comic artist
- Liu Wenhui, warlord and PRC politician
- Liu Ye (actor), Chinese actor
- Liu Yunpeng, Chinese high jumper
- Liu Zhijun, PRC politician
- Alan Lowe, Canadian architect & politician, former mayor of Victoria, BC, Canada
- Sándor Liu Shaolin, Chinese-Hungarian short track speed skater
- Liu Shishi, Chinese actress.
- Ken Liu, Chinese-American author.
- Lauw Giok Lan (劉玉蘭) (1883–1953), Indonesian journalist and writer
- Henry Liu, journalist
Prominent people with family name 柳 (Liǔ)
- Liu Gongquan, a poet and calligrapher
- Liu Zongyuan, a poet during Tang Dynasty
- Liu Yizheng, modern historian
See also
References
- ^ "Pronunciation of Liu Shaoqi". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Rich Liu - IMDB". Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Space.com, "China Unveils Astronaut Crew, 1st Female Spaceflyer, for Saturday Launch", 15 June 2012, Clara Moskowitz