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肋

lē

ribs; chest

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺼ (flesh) provides meaning, 力 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 strokes Uncommon (33%)

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⺼

meat, flesh; organic compound

力

lì

strength, power; capability, influence

⿰⺼力 i

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Component Tree i

⺼

meat, flesh; organic compound

📷 Pictographic: Meat on the ribs of an animal; compare 肉

4 strokes

lì

力

strength, power; capability, influence

💡 Ideographic: A plow's head representing strength

2 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 肋 (16)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

rib / Taiwan pr. <lè>

lèi

肋 ↗

rib / Taiwan pr. <lè>

沅江九肋 ↗

Yuánjiāngjiǔlèi

rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river

Yuánjiāngjiǔlèi

沅江九肋 ↗

rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river

intercostal muscle (between ribs)

lèijiànjī

肋间肌 ↗

intercostal muscle (between ribs)

两肋插刀 ↗

liǎnglèichādāo

lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it

liǎnglèichādāo

两肋插刀 ↗

lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it

凯撒肋雅 ↗

Kǎisālèiyǎ

Caesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa)

Kǎisālèiyǎ

凯撒肋雅 ↗

Caesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa)

加利肋亚 ↗

Jiālìlèiyà

Galilee (in biblical Palestine)

Jiālìlèiyà

加利肋亚 ↗

Galilee (in biblical Palestine)

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