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刘向

Liú Xiàng

2-character word Traditional 劉向

What 刘向 means

1. Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author

The characters in 刘向

• 刘liú(classical) a type of battle-ax; to kill; to slaughter
• 向xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards

Sounds the same

Read Liú Xiàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 流向direction of a current; direction of flow; to flow toward

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