留

liú

stop, halt; stay, detain, keep

How to write 留, stroke by stroke

old variant of 留; to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve; old variant of 留

Made of 卯 + 田

留下liú xiàto leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
留言liú yánto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
留给liú gěito set aside for
保留bǎo liúto keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later
留意liú yìto be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of
停留tíng liúto stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
拘留jū liúto detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
收留shōu liúto offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
留住liú zhùto ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical)
逗留dòu liúto stay for a while; to sojourn
留心liú xīnto be careful; to pay attention to
残留cán liúto remain; to be left over; residual; remnant; residue

你得留意一下。
nǐ dé liú yì yí xià 。
You must keep your eyes open.
请把所有的东西留给我。
qǐng bǎ suǒ yǒu de dōng xī liú gěi wǒ 。
Please leave everything to me.
他没有留下痕迹就消失了。
tā méi yǒu liú xià hén jì jiù xiāo shī le 。
He disappeared without a trace.
你可以把你的袋子留在这里。
nǐ kě yǐ bǎ nǐ de dài zǐ liú zài zhè lǐ 。
You may leave your bag here.
我尽量留着胃吃甜点。
wǒ jǐn liàng liú zhe wèi chī tián diǎn 。
I'm trying to save room for dessert.