Liu is a
Chinese family name. Since the English transliteration depicts several
chinese characters, liu represents family names with the following chinese chracaters.
This family name is extremely popular. They were the ruling family of 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.
Prominent Liu's in their respective times, sorted chronologically:
Prominent Liu's in their respective times, sorted chronologically:
In Cantonese transliteration, Liu is another Chinese name (廖
pinyin liao4).