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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Lǐ | Li3
English translation
surname Li
abbr. for 禮記
>礼记 Lǐ jì [Lǐ jì], Classic of Rites
gift
rite
ceremony
CL: fèn [fèn]
propriety
etiquette
courtesy
courtesy, manners, social customs

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shì

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

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spirit

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

礻乚

Semantic compound

shì

Phonetic compound

gōu

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. shì represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as .

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měi 星期日 Xīng qī rì 不论 bù lùn qíng dōu huì 教堂 jiào táng zuò 礼拜 lǐ bài .

Rain or shine, I go to church every Sunday.

银器 yín qì shì hěn hǎo de 结婚 jiéhūn 礼物 lǐwù .

Silver makes a good wedding present.

当然 dāngrán luō , 知道 zhīdào ,只是 zhǐ shì 为了 wèile 参加 cānjiā 葬礼 zàng lǐ cái lái Dài de . ”

Of course it was only'ired for the occasion, you understand.'

hēng , 已经 yǐjīng 那个 nà ge 傲慢 aò màn 无礼 wú lǐ de 家伙 jiāhuo 赶走 gǎn zǒu le .

Well, he had shown the insolent fellow the door.

这个 zhè ge 大礼堂 shì dòng 巨大 jùdà de 建筑物 jiàn zhù wù .

The auditorium is a building of great magnitude.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
礼物 lǐwù gift禮物
婚礼 hūnlǐ wedding婚禮
gift
礼拜 lǐ bài week禮拜
葬礼 zàng lǐ burial葬禮
礼貌 lǐmào courtesy禮貌
典礼 diǎnlǐ celebration典禮
礼品 lǐ pǐn gift禮品
礼服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe禮服
礼仪 lǐ yí etiquette禮儀
送礼 sòng lǐ to give a present送禮
洗礼 xǐ lǐ baptism (lit. or fig.)洗禮
无礼 wú lǐ rude無禮
敬礼 jìnglǐ to salute敬禮
礼堂 lǐ táng assembly hall禮堂
失礼 shī lǐ lacking in manners失禮
礼节 lǐjié etiquette禮節
礼遇 lǐ yù courtesy禮遇
行礼 xíng lǐ to salute行禮
晚礼服 wǎn lǐ fú evening dress晚禮服
有礼貌 yǒu lǐ mào courteous有禮貌
非礼 fēi lǐ rudeness非禮
礼拜天 Lǐbàitiān Sunday禮拜天
礼金 lǐ jīn monetary gift禮金
礼拜六 Lǐ bài liù Saturday禮拜六

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