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Liu
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Liu is a Chinese family name. The transliteration Liu can represent several Chinese characters, the family names 劉 (刘 in Simplified Chinese character|Simplified Chinese) (Lau in Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese), 柳, 留 and 六. In Cantonese transliteration, Liu is yet another name, 廖.
劉 is an extremely popular name, as it was used by the ruling family of the Han Dynasty - a high point in the history of China.
- The Liu royals of the following dynasties:
- * the Shu Kingdom in the Period of the Three Kingdoms,
- * the Han Zhao Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom in the Period of the Sixteen Kingdoms,
- * the Song Dynasty (420-479)|Song Dynasty of the Southern dynasty|Southern Dynasties,
- * 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 Shaoqi, PRC politician
- Liu Wenjing, one of the advisors of Emperor Gaozu of Tang China|Tang Gaozu
- Liu Gongquan, a List of Chinese language poets|poet and calligraphy|calligrapher
- Liu Zongyuan, a List of Chinese language poets|poet during Tang Dynasty
- SES|Yoo Soo-young, one third of the Korean pop group S.E.S.
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