CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- li3
- English meanings
- gift, present
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 礻; right 乚.
Meaning & sound clues
礻 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “spirit”.
乚 is identified as the sound component (gōu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 礼.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
beautiful; pretty
example; case
clever
profit
power
encourage
experience; calendar
strict; severe
hundredth; centimeter
official; clerk
plum; surname
pear
drip; Li River
raccoon dog; fox
law
used in 玻璃/琉璃
whetstone; sharpen; temper
distant/apart from
erect
grain
inside
slave; clerical script
multitude; dark; Li
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 典礼
- 婚礼
- 彬彬有礼
- 敬礼
- 洗礼
- 礼仪
- 礼品
- 礼堂
- 礼拜
- 礼服
- 礼物
- 礼貌
- 葬礼
- 送礼