| 刘 |
Liú Juān zǐ | Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions |
| 刘 |
Liú | surname Liu |
| 刘 |
liú | (classical) a type of battle-ax / to kill / to slaughter |
| 涓 |
Juān | surname Juan |
| 涓 |
juān | brook / to select |
| 子 |
zǐ | son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi | noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |