| 琉 | liú | precious stone |
| 琉璃 | liú lí | glazed tile (used on roof of palaces) |
| 帛琉 | Bó liú | Palau |
| 琉球 | Liú qiú | Ryūkyū; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群岛 stretching from Japan to Taiwan; Liuchiu township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 琉球国 | Liú qiú guó | Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa) |
| 琉球海 | Liú qiú hǎi | Ryūkyū sea; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群岛 stretching from Japan to Taiwan |
| 琉球王国 | Liú qiú wáng guó | Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa) |
| 琉球群岛 | Liú qiú qún dǎo | Ryukyu islands; Okinawa 冲绳 and other islands of modern Japan |
| 琉球乡 | Liú qiú xiāng | Liuchiu township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 琉璃塔 | liú lí tǎ | glazed tile pagoda; glazed tower of minaret |
| 琉璃庙 | Liú lí miào | Liulimiao town in Beijing municipality |
| 琉璃瓦 | liú lí wǎ | glazed roof tile |
| 阿喀琉斯 | Ā kā liú sī | Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad |
