Liu
Liu is a Chinese family name. The transliteration Liu can represent several Chinese characters, the family names 劉 (刘 in Simplified Chinese) (Lau in 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.
Prominent people with family name 劉The Liu royals of the following dynasties: * the Han Dynasty, * 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 of the 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 Hui, mathematician Liu Shaoqi, PRC politician Liu Wenjing, one of the advisors of Tang Gaozu Liu Xiang, athlete Andy Lau, singer Lucy Liu, actress Evelyn Lau, writer
Prominent people with family name 柳
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