留
- to stay, remain, detain, keep, or stop;
Etymology
Phono-semantic compound:
田 (밭 전, “field”) — semantic, indicating a place where one remains to cultivate or work.
卯 (토끼 묘, “rabbit, fourth earthly branch”) — phonetic, providing the sound 류 (liú).
The original sense is “to remain in a field,” implying settling down and staying to cultivate, which extended metaphorically to “stay,” “remain,” or “detain.”
Usage in Korean
유학(留學) — studying abroad (“to stay and study”)
유지(留置) — detention, keeping in custody
유명(留名) — to leave one’s name (to be remembered)
유수(留守) — staying behind to guard or manage in absence of others
Words that derived from 留
Alternative forms
㽞, 畄, 畱 (original form).
The form 畄 was once proposed as a second-round simplified form in mainland China but later abolished.
以 (logographic variant used in Idu and Gugyeol texts)
留
머무를
류/유
meomureul
ryu/yu
Kangxi radical:102, 田 + 5
Strokes:10
Unicode:U+7559
Cangjie input:
- 竹竹田 (HHW)
Composition:
- ⿱⿰⿱ 丿 ⿰ 𠄌 丶 刀 田