05898 Chinese character of 旒 and pronounce lau4

The Chinese character【旒】that we will explain today is a word that describes culture or history. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Ancient flag decoration or ornament.

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【旒】:liú

Cantonese Jyutping of 【旒】:lau4

Below is an introduction to the basics of the Chinese character 【旒】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【旒】, for example:Describing culture or history , It mainly means ancient flags or ornaments .The richness and complexity of Chinese characters enable various interpretations, some of which may exceed what is presented here.

【旒】functions as a standalone word but can pair with others to form more descriptive expressions, like【旒旗、旒飾】(Mandarin Pinyin:liú qí 、liú shì/ Cantonese Jyutping:lau4 kei4 、lau4 sik1)

The stroke count for this character is 12 ,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Below is a sample sentence featuring this character in real usage.:


旒旗在古代用於重要儀式。

Tassel flags were used in important ceremonies in ancient times.


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