In Cantonese transliteration, ''Liu'' is yet another name, .
劉 is an extremely popular name, as it was used by the ruling family of the Han Dynasty - a high point in the history of China.
- The Liu royals of the following dynasties:
- --- the Han Dynasty , Liu Bang - the Han Dynasty's founder,
- --- the Shu Kingdom in the Period of the Three Kingdoms ,
- --- the Hun nish Han Zhao and the Tiefu Xia kingdoms 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 Huaqing , PRC politician
- Liu Bocheng , PRC Military Commander
- Liu Hui , mathematician
- Liu Shaoqi , PRC politician
- Liu Wenjing , one of the advisors of Tang Gaozu
- Liu Bei , founder of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period
- Liu Xiang , athlete
- Liu Xiaoqing , actress
- Andy Lau , actor,singer
- Lucy Liu , actress
- Evelyn Lau , writer
- Yuen T’ao Liu , artist
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