Liu

Liu is a Chinese family name. Since the English transliteration depicts several chinese characters, liu represents family names 劉 (Lau in Cantonese Chinese), 柳, 留 and 六. In Cantonese transliteration, Liu is another Chinese name 廖.

劉 is extremely popular. They were the ruling family of Han Dynasty-a high time in history of China.

Table of contents

1 Prominent people with family name 劉 2 Prominent people with family name 柳 3 Prominent people with family name 留 4 Prominent people with family name 六

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 Wenjing, one of the advisors of Tang Gaozu
• Liu Shaoqi, politician of PRC
• Liu Huaqing, politician of PRC
• Liu Hui, Chinese mathematician
• Andy Lau, singer
• Lucy Liu, actress
• Evelyn Lau, writer

Prominent people with family name 柳

• Liu Gongquan, a poet and calligrapher
• Liu Zongyuan, a poet during Tang Dynasty

Prominent people with family name 留

Prominent people with family name 六