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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lì | li4
English translation
trickle, drip, dregs; to strain

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

water

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵历

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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屋顶 wū dǐng 涂抹 túmǒ le céng 沥青 lì qīng .

The roof was covered with tar.

沥清 yóu kuàng tóng yóu 云母 yún mǔ chún yóu de 放射性 fàng shè xìng 强得 duō .

Pitchblende and chalcolite are much more radioactive than uranium itself.

还是 háishi 持续 chíxù 不断 bùduàn de shè le 一点 yī diǎn 学问 xuéwèn de .

I did steadily pick up some crumbs of knowledge.

意大利 Yì dà lì miàn 煮熟 zhǔ shóu 以后 yǐ hòu 立即 lìjí jiāng 水沥干

Drain the pasta as soon as it is cooked.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
沥青 lì qīng asphalt瀝青
to drip
呕心沥血 ǒu xīn lì xuè to work one's heart out嘔心瀝血
淅沥 xī lì (onom.) patter of rain淅瀝
披肝沥胆 pī gān lì dǎn lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty披肝瀝膽
沥青铀矿 lì qīng yóu kuàng pitchblende (uranium ore)瀝青鈾礦
剖肝沥胆 pōu gān lì dǎn to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)剖肝瀝膽

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