CHINESE CHARACTER

例 (lì): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

lì

precedent, example, case; regulation

HSK 48 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

亻

Primary radical

亻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 例.

列

Phonetic component

列 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 例 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 例

举例jǔlì

HSK 4 · to give an example

例如lìrú

HSK 4 · for example; for instance; such as

例子lìzi

HSK 4 · case; (for) instance; example

比例bǐlì

HSK 5 · proportion; scale

案例ànlì

HSK 6 · case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example

例外lìwài

HSK 6 · exception; to be an exception

Examples using 例

例如

鱼类例如鲤鱼和鳟鱼生活在淡水中。

Yú lèi lì rú lǐ yú hé zūn yú shēng huó zài dàn shuǐ zhōng。

Fish such as carp and trout live in fresh water.

例子

给我个例子。

Gěi wǒ gè lì zǐ。

Show me an example.

例外

那是例外。

Nà shì lì wài。

That's an exception.

FAQ

What does 例 (lì) mean in Chinese?

precedent, example, case; regulation

How do you write 例 in stroke order?

例 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 例?

亻 is the radical in 例. It is the person side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 例?

举例 (jǔlì): to give an example; 例如 (lìrú): for example; for instance; such as; 例子 (lìzi): case; (for) instance; example.