刘裕

Traditional form:

劉裕

Pinyin (reading):

Liú Yù

Definitions:

• Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋／刘宋 ( Liú Sòng), broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝 ( Sòng Wǔdì)

Characters:

• 刘 - to kill, to destroy; surname
• 裕 - rich, plentiful, abundant

Traditional characters:

• 劉 - to kill, to destroy; surname
• 裕 - rich, plentiful, abundant