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琉球

Liú qiú

2-character word

What 琉球 means

1. Ryūkyū
2. refers to the Ryūkyū Islands {琉球群岛|Liú qiú Qún dǎo} stretching from Japan to Taiwan
3. Liuchiu township in Pingtung County {屏东县|Píng dōng Xiàn}, Taiwan

The characters in 琉球

• 琉liúprecious stone
• 球qiúball used for playing games (variant of 球

Example sentences

• 在15世纪，琉球王国是中国帝国的附庸国。
  Zài 15 shìjì, Liúqiúwángguó shì Zhōngguó dìguó de fùyōng guó.
  During the 15th century, the Ryukyu Kingdom was a tributary state of Imperial China.

Words starting with 琉球

• 琉球国Liú qiú guóRyūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)
• 琉球海Liú qiú HǎiRyūkyū Sea; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群岛
• 琉球王国Liú qiú wáng guóRyūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)
• 琉球群岛Liú qiú Qún dǎoRyukyu Islands; Okinawa 冲绳
• 琉球角鸮Liú qiú jiǎo xiāo(bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans)
• 琉球歌鸲Liú qiú gē qú(bird species of China) Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori)

Sounds the same

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

• 硫球Luzon, island of the Philippines; the Ryukyu islands
• 流球variant of 琉球