| 刘 | [ liú ] surname Liu |
| 刘 | [ liú ] (classical) a type of battle-ax, to kill, to slaughter |
| 刘伯温 | [ liú bó wēn ] Liu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, with a reputation as a military genius, also called Liu Ji 劉基|刘基 |
| 刘备 | [ liú beì ] Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty |
| 刘光第 | [ liú guāng dì ] Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898 |
| 刘公岛 | [ liú gōng daǒ ] Liugong island in the Yellow sea |
| 刘剑峰 | [ liú jiàn fēng ] Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan |
| 刘厚总 | [ liú hoù zǒng ] Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying 項英|项英[Xiang4 Ying1] during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變|皖南事变[Wan3 nan2 Shi4 bian4] |
| 刘向 | [ liú xiàng ] Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author |
| 刘基 | [ liú jī ] Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫|刘伯温 (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, with a reputation as a military genius |
| 刘天华 | [ liú tiān huá ] Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), Chinese musician and composer |
| 刘奭 | [ liú shì ] Liu Shi, personal name of Han Emperor Yuandi 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4] |
| 刘姥姥进大观园 | [ liú laǒ lao jìn dà guān yuán ] Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens, (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings |
| 刘安 | [ liú ān ] Liu An (179-122 BC), King of Huainan under the Western Han, ordered the writing of the 淮南子[Huai2 nan2 zi5] |
| 刘宋 | [ liú sòng ] Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing |
| 刘宋时代 | [ liú sòng shí daì ] Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing |
| 刘家夼 | [ liú jiā kuǎng ] Liujiakuang township in Muping district 牟平區|牟平区, Yantai, Shandong |
| 刘家夼镇 | [ liú jiā kuǎng zhèn ] Liujiakuang township in Muping district 牟平區|牟平区, Yantai, Shandong |
| 刘家村 | [ liú jiā cūn ] Liujia village in Zhangdian District 張店區|张店区[Zhang1 dian4 Qu1] of Zhibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong |
| 刘家辉 | [ liú jiā huī ] Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor |
| 刘少奇 | [ liú shaò qí ] Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution |
| 刘师培 | [ liú shī peí ] Liu Shipei (1884-1919), Chinese anarchist and revolutionary activist |
| 刘德华 | [ liú dé huá ] Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor |
| 刘心武 | [ liú xīn wǔ ] Liu Xinwu (1942-), novelist |
| 刘恒 | [ liú héng ] Liu Heng, personal name of Han emperor Han Wendi 漢文帝|汉文帝, Liu Heng (1954-), Chinese writer |
| 刘慈欣 | [ liú cí xīn ] Liu Cixin (1963-), Chinese science fiction writer |
| 刘昫 | [ liú xù ] Liu Xu (887-946), politician in Later Jin of the Five Dynasties 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4], compiled History of Early Tang Dynasty 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1] |
| 刘晓波 | [ liú bō ] Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八憲章|零八宪章[Ling2 ba1 Xian4 zhang1], Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010 |
| 刘松龄 | [ liú sōng líng ] Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein (1703-1774), Slovenian Jesuit missionary, astronomer and mathematician, spent 35 years at Emperor Qianlong's court |
| 刘毅 | [ liú yì ] Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316), Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420) |
| 刘洋 | [ liú yáng ] Liu Yang (1978-), China's first female astronaut in space (June 16, 2012) |
| 刘海 | [ liú haǐ ] bangs, fringe (hair) |
| 刘涓子 | [ liú juān zǐ ] Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions |
| 刘涓子鬼遗方 | [ liú juān zǐ guǐ yí fāng ] Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼|黄父鬼 |
| 刘渊 | [ liú yuān ] Liu Yuan (c. 251-310), warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4], founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成漢|成汉[Cheng2 Han4] (304-347) |
| 刘熙 | [ liú xī ] Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名[Shi4 ming2] |
| 刘禅 | [ liú chán ] Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 |
| 刘禹锡 | [ liú yǔ xī ] Liu Yuxi (772-842), Tang poet |
| 刘义庆 | [ liú yì qìng ] Liu Yiqing (403-444), writer of South Song Dynasty, compiler and editor of A New Account of the Tales of the World 世說新語|世说新语[Shi4 shuo1 Xin1 yu3] |
| 刘翔 | [ liú xiáng ] Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games |
| 刘表 | [ liú ] Liu Biao (142-208), warlord |
| 刘裕 | [ liú yù ] Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝[Song4 Wu3 di4] |
| 刘贵今 | [ liú guì jīn ] Liu Guijin (1945-), PRC diplomat, special representative to Africa from 2007, Chinese specialist on Sudan and the Darfur issue |
| 刘宾雁 | [ liú bīn yàn ] Liu Binyan (1925-2005), journalist and novelist, condemned by Mao as rightist faction in 1957, subsequently dissident writer |
| 刘邦 | [ liú bāng ] Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC) |
| 刘金宝 | [ liú jīn baǒ ] Liu Jinbao (1952-), CEO of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) 1997-2003, jailed after being convicted of embezzlement |
| 刘云山 | [ liú yún shān ] Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012 |
| 刘青云 | [ liú qīng yún ] Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor |
| 刘鹗 | [ liú è ] Liu E (1857-1909), late Qing novelist, author of 老殘遊記|老残游记[Lao3 Can2 You2 ji4] |
| ⇒ 宋武帝刘裕 | [ sòng wǔ dì liú yù ] Liu Yu, founder of Southern dynasty Song 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420 |
| ⇒ 汉文帝刘恒 | [ hàn wén dì liú héng ] Liu Heng (202-157 BC), the fourth Han emperor Han Wendi, reigned 180-157 BC |
