LIU

'Liu' is a common Chinese family name (spelt Lau in Hong Kong, Lou in Macau, Low in Malaysia). The transliteration ''Liu'' can represent several different surnames written in different Chinese characters:

★ / , pinyin: Liú. A very common name, as it was used by the ruling family of the Han Dynasty - a high point in the history of China.

★ pinyin: Liŭ

★ pinyin: Liú

★ pinyin: Liù
In Vietnamese, the name can either take the form "Liễu" (in northern regions), corresponding to 柳 in Chinese, or "Lưu" (in central or southern regions), corresponding to 刘/劉 or 留 in Chinese. The family name 六 is "Lục" in Vietnamese.
In Cantonese transliteration, 刘/劉 (Liú) is ''Lau'', whilst ''Liu'' is a different surname, , pinyin: Liào, ("Liêu" in Vietnamese).

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Prominent people with the family name 刘 / 劉 (Liú)

Prominent people with family name 柳 (Liŭ)

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Prominent people with the family name 刘 / 劉 (Liú)

★ The Liu royals of the following dynasties:

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★ the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang - the Han Dynasty's founder,

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★ the Shu Kingdom in the Period of the Three Kingdoms,

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★ the Xiongnu Han Zhao and the Tiefu Xia kingdoms in the Period of the Sixteen Kingdoms,

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★ the Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties,

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★ the Later Han Dynasty and the Northern Han kingdom and the Southern Han kingdom of the Period of the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms.

★ Liu Huaqing, PRC politician

★ Liu Bocheng, PRC Military Commander

★ Liu Hui, mathematician

★ Liu Dalin, sexologist

★ Liu Qi-Chao, jazz musician

★ Liu Shaoqi, PRC politician

★ Liu Wenjing, one of the advisors of Tang Gaozu

★ Liu Bei, founder of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period

★ Liu Xiang, Olympic winner and World Record holder

★ Liu Xiaoqing, actress

★ Andy Lau, actor,singer

★ Lucy Liu, actress

★ Will Liu, Taiwanese singer

★ Evelyn Lau, writer

★ Sidney Lau, Hong Kong linguist

★ Liu Tianhua, composer and musician

★ Yuen T’ao Liu, artist

★ Liu Wenhui, warlord

★ Liu Xiang (warlord)

★ Liu Ye, advisor of the Three Kingdoms Period who led Cao Cao to victory against Yuan Shao by inventing siege weapons

★ Liu Yifei, singer/actress

Prominent people with family name 柳 (Liŭ)

★ Liu Gongquan, a poet and calligrapher

★ Liu Zongyuan, a poet during Tang Dynasty

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★ Chinese surname history: Liu