Liu (; or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'battle axe', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Today, it is the 4th most common surname in mainland China as well as one of the most common surnames in the world.{{cite web|date=23 June 2014|script-title=zh:张、王、李、赵谁最多—2010年人口普查姓氏结构和分布特点|url=http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5Njg5MjAwMg
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Liu (; or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'battle axe', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Today, it is the 4th most common surname in mainland China as well as one of the most common surnames in the world.{{cite web|date=23 June 2014|script-title=zh:张、王、李、赵谁最多—2010年人口普查姓氏结构和分布特点|url=http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5Njg5MjAwMg
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