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CHINESE CHARACTER

鲤 (lǐ): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

carp
HSK 7-915 strokes

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Primary radical

鱼 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 鲤.

Phonetic component

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

STROKES · 15

Write 鲤 in 15 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 鲤

Examples using 鲤

鲤鱼

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.

FAQ

What does 鲤 (lǐ) mean in Chinese?

carp

How do you write 鲤 in stroke order?

鲤 has 15 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 鲤?

鱼 is the radical in 鲤. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 鲤?

鲤鱼 (lǐyú): carp.