流球 Traditional form: 流球 Pinyin (reading): Liúqiú Definitions: variant of 琉球 ( Liúqiú), Ryūkyū, e.g. the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島/琉球群岛 ( Liúqiú Qúndǎo) stretching from Japan to Taiwan Characters: 流 - to flow, to drift, to circulate; class 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round Traditional characters: 流 - to flow, to drift, to circulate; class 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round