Liu 54752 224760674 2008-07-10T08:45:46Z 210.246.2.221 /* Prominent people with family name 柳 (Liŭ) */ [[Image:Liu_surname.jpg|thumb|200px|劉 pinyin: Liú]] '''Liu''' is a common [[Chinese family name]]. The [[transliteration]] ''Liu'' can represent several different surnames written in different [[Chinese characters]]: *[[wiktionary:劉|劉]] / [[wiktionary:刘|刘]], [[pinyin]]: Liú. A very common surname, as it was used by the ruling family of the [[Han Dynasty]] - a high point in the history of China. *[[wiktionary:柳|柳]] pinyin: Liŭ *[[wiktionary:留|留]] pinyin: Liú *[[wiktionary:六|六]] pinyin: Liù In [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], the name can either take the form "Liễu" (in northern regions), corresponding to 柳 in Chinese, or "Lưu" (in central or southern regions), corresponding to 刘/劉 or 留 in Chinese. The family name 六 is "Lục" in Vietnamese. In [[Guangdong Romanization|Cantonese transliteration]], 刘/劉 (Liú) is ''Lau'', whilst ''Liu'' is a different surname, [[wiktionary:廖|廖]], [[pinyin]]: Liào, ("Liêu" in Vietnamese). ==Prominent people with the family name 刘 / 劉 (Liú or Lau) == ===Historical=== *The Liu royals of the following dynasties: ** the [[Han Dynasty]], [[Liu Bang]] - the Han Dynasty's founder, ** the [[Han Dynasty]], [[Emperor Guangwu of Han]] (Liu Xiu), ** the [[Shu Kingdom]] in the Period of the [[Three Kingdoms]],([[Liu Bei]]) ** the [[Xiongnu]] [[Han Zhao]] and the [[Tiefu Xia]] kingdoms 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]] ===Contemporary=== * [[Kenny Lau]], engineer * [[Evelyn Lau]], writer * [[Sidney Lau]], [[Hong Kong]] [[linguistics|linguist]] * [[Lucy Liu]], actress * [[Andrew Liu]], Notorious Australian-Hong Kong Student * [[Rex Liu]], classical bassoonist * [[Billy Liu]], scholar, multi-sport athlete, musician * [[Will Liu]], Taiwanese singer * [[Yang Liu]], classical violinist * [[Liu Bocheng]], [[PRC]] military commander * [[Lau Kar-leung|Liu Chia-Liang (Lau Kar-Leung)]], actor, choreographer and director * [[Liu Dalin]], sexologist * [[Andy Lau|Liu De Hua (Andy Lau)]], actor,singer * [[Andrew Lau]], filmmaker and actor * [[Liu Huaqing]], [[PRC]] politician * [[Liu Hui]], mathematician * [[Liu Kang (artist)]] * [[Liu Qi-Chao]], jazz musician * [[Liu Shaoqi]], [[PRC]] politician * [[Liu Shilan]], a Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in chess * [[Liu Sola]], singer, composer, and writer * [[Liu Tianhua]], composer and musician * [[Liu Wenhui]], warlord * [[Liu Wenjing]], one of the advisors of [[Emperor Gaozu of Tang China|Tang Gaozu]] * [[Liu Xiang]], Olympic winner and World Record holder * [[Liu Xiang (warlord)]] * [[Liu Xiaoqing]], actress * [[Liu Yifei]], singer/actress * [[Liu Ye]], actor and singer. * [[Tats Lau|Liu Yi Da (Tats Lau)]], Hong Kong actor and musician * [[Lau Wan Kit]], Hong Kong comic artist * [[Liu Wenhui]], warlord and PRC politician * [[Liu Zhijun]], PRC politician ==Prominent people with family name 柳 (Liŭ)== *[[Liu Gongquan]], a [[List of Chinese language poets|poet]] and [[calligraphy|calligrapher]] *[[Liu Zongyuan]], a [[List of Chinese language poets|poet]] during [[Tang Dynasty]] *[[Liu Bingnuan]], a founding father of the Triads during the [[Qing Dynasty]] *[[Liu Yizheng]], modern historian ==See also== *{{lookfrom|Liu}} ==External links== *[http://english.people.com.cn/200507/14/eng20050714_196124.html Chinese surname history: Liu] {{surname-stub}} [[Category:Chinese family names]] [[de:Liu]] [[ja:劉氏]] [[zh:劉姓]] [[zh:柳姓]]