劉 in Chinese / Japanese...

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1. Lau

2. Liu

3. Liu Bei

4. Reuben

5. Lewis

6. Lau Gar Kung Fu

Lau

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liú

劉 is the name Lau in Chinese (Mandarin).

Liu

Chinese Surname

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liú

劉 is the name surname Liu in Chinese (Mandarin).

While typically only read as a surname, the meaning of 劉 is battle-ax or asa a verb, to kill or slaughter.

Liu Bei

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liú bèi

ryuubi

劉備 is the name Liu Bei (161-223AD), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu.

In Japanese, this can be the name Ryuubi or Ryūbi. Most Japanese will be familiar with the Chinese historical figure, Liu Bei.

Reuben

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Liú běn

劉本 is the name Reuben in Chinese (Mandarin).

Lewis

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liú yì sī

劉易斯 is the name Lewis in Chinese (Mandarin).

Lau Gar Kung Fu

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liú jiā gōng fu

lau gar gung fu

劉家功夫 are the characters for the Lau Gar Kung Fu style of martial arts.

The romanization of “Lau Gar” comes from Cantonese. “Kung Fu” is the common romanization for English from the Mandarin “Gōng Fu” or Cantonese “Gung Fu” pronunciations.

Lau gar = Lau family.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
劉刘 see styles	liú liu2 liu riyou / riyo りよう	More info & calligraphy: Liu (classical) a type of battle-ax; to kill; to slaughter (surname) Riyou
劉備刘备 see styles	liú bèi liu2 bei4 liu pei ryuubi / ryubi りゅうび	More info & calligraphy: Liu Bei Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢\|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty (person) Liu Bei (161-223)
劉二 see styles	ryuuji / ryuji りゅうじ	劉二 Custom Scroll (given name) Ryūji
劉仁 see styles	ryuujin / ryujin りゅうじん	劉仁 Custom Scroll (surname) Ryūjin
劉佳 see styles	raukai らうかい	劉佳 Custom Scroll (personal name) Raukai
劉勰刘勰 see styles	liú xié liu2 xie2 liu hsieh Ryū Kyō	劉勰 Custom Scroll Liu Xie
劉向刘向 see styles	liú xiàng liu2 xiang4 liu hsiang ryuukou / ryuko りゅうこう	劉向 Custom Scroll Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author (personal name) Ryūkou
劉基刘基 see styles	liú jī liu2 ji1 liu chi	劉基 Custom Scroll Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫\|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2 wen1] (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], with a reputation as a military genius
劉奭刘奭 see styles	liú shì liu2 shi4 liu shih	劉奭 Custom Scroll Liu Shi, personal name of Han Emperor Yuandi 漢元帝\|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4]
劉子 see styles	ryuuko / ryuko りゅうこ	劉子 Custom Scroll (female given name) Ryūko
劉安刘安 see styles	liú ān liu2 an1 liu an ryuuan / ryuan りゅうあん	劉安 Custom Scroll Liu An (179-122 BC), King of Huainan under the Western Han, ordered the writing of the 淮南子[Huai2 nan2 zi5] (personal name) Ryūan
劉宋刘宋 see styles	liú sòng liu2 song4 liu sung	劉宋 Custom Scroll Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
劉崎 see styles	ryuuzaki / ryuzaki りゅうざき	劉崎 Custom Scroll (surname) Ryūzaki
劉恆刘恒 see styles	liú héng liu2 heng2 liu heng	劉恆 Custom Scroll Liu Heng, personal name of Han emperor Han Wendi 漢文帝\|汉文帝; Liu Heng (1954-), Chinese writer
劉昫刘昫 see styles	liú xù liu2 xu4 liu hsü	劉昫 Custom Scroll Liu Xu (887-946), politician in Later Jin of the Five Dynasties 後晉\|后晋[Hou4 Jin4], compiled History of Early Tang Dynasty 舊唐書\|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1]
劉曜 see styles	ryuuyou / ryuyo りゅうよう	劉曜 Custom Scroll (personal name) Ryūyou
劉未 see styles	ryuumi / ryumi りゅうみ	劉未 Custom Scroll (female given name) Ryūmi
劉本 see styles	ryuumoto / ryumoto りゅうもと	More info & calligraphy: Reuben (surname) Ryūmoto
劉毅刘毅 see styles	liú yì liu2 yi4 liu i	劉毅 Custom Scroll Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晉\|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316); Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty 東晉\|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420)
劉洋刘洋 see styles	liú yáng liu2 yang2 liu yang	劉洋 Custom Scroll Liu Yang (1978-), China's first female astronaut in space (June 16, 2012)
劉海刘海 see styles	liú hǎi liu2 hai3 liu hai	劉海 Custom Scroll bangs; fringe (hair)
劉淵刘渊 see styles	liú yuān liu2 yuan1 liu yüan ryuuen / ryuen りゅうえん	劉淵 Custom Scroll Liu Yuan (c. 251-310), warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉\|西晋[Xi1 Jin4], founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成漢\|成汉[Cheng2 Han4] (304-347) (personal name) Ryūen
劉準 see styles	ryuujun / ryujun りゅうじゅん	劉準 Custom Scroll (personal name) Ryūjun
劉熙刘熙 see styles	liú xī liu2 xi1 liu hsi	劉熙 Custom Scroll Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名\|释名[Shi4 ming2]
劉王 see styles	ryuuou / ryuo りゅうおう	劉王 Custom Scroll (surname) Ryūou
劉瓛刘瓛 see styles	liú huán liu2 huan2 liu huan Ryū Kan	劉瓛 Custom Scroll Liu Huan
劉生 see styles	ryuusei / ryuse りゅうせい	劉生 Custom Scroll (given name) Ryūsei
劉禅 see styles	ryuuzen / ryuzen りゅうぜん	劉禅 Custom Scroll (personal name) Ryūzen
劉禪刘禅 see styles	liú shàn liu2 shan4 liu shan	劉禪 Custom Scroll Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263; Taiwan pr. [Liu2 Chan2]
劉秀 see styles	ryuushuu / ryushu りゅうしゅう	劉秀 Custom Scroll (personal name) Ryūshuu

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Lau	劉刘		liú / liu2 / liu
Liu	劉刘		liú / liu2 / liu
Liu Bei	劉備刘备	ryuubi / ryubi	liú bèi / liu2 bei4 / liu bei / liubei	liu pei / liupei
Reuben	劉本刘本		Liú běn / Liu2 ben3 / Liu ben / Liuben	Liu pen / Liupen
Lewis	劉易斯刘易斯		liú yì sī liu2 yi4 si1 liu yi si liuyisi	liu i ssu liuissu
Lau Gar Kung Fu	劉家功夫刘家功夫		liú jiā gōng fu liu2 jia1 gong1 fu liu jia gong fu liujiagongfu	liu chia kung fu liuchiakungfu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.