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赖

lài

to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor

🔤 Pictophonetic: 贝 (money) provides meaning, 剌 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 13 strokes Common (14%)

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剌

lá

to slash, to cut in two; to contradict

贝

bèi

sea shell; money, currency

⿰剌贝 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

lá

剌

to slash, to cut in two; to contradict

🔤 Pictophonetic: 刂 (knife) provides meaning, 束 provides pronunciation

9 strokes

shù

束

to bind, to control, to restrain; bale

💡 Ideographic: Lumber 木 bound by rope 口

7 strokes HSK 3

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

dāo

刂

knife

2 strokes

bèi

贝

sea shell; money, currency

📷 Pictographic: A sea shell, once used as currency

4 strokes HSK 5

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

rén

人

man, person; people

📷 Pictographic: The legs of a human being

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 赖 (51)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

依赖 ↗

yīlài

to depend on / to be dependent on

yīlài

依赖 ↗

HSK 6

to depend on / to be dependent on

无赖 ↗

wúlài

hoodlum / rascal / rogue / rascally / scoundrelly

wúlài

无赖 ↗

HSK 6

hoodlum / rascal / rogue / rascally / scoundrelly

信赖 ↗

xìnlài

to trust / to have confidence in / to have faith in / to rely on

xìnlài

信赖 ↗

HSK 6

to trust / to have confidence in / to have faith in / to rely on

to depend on / to hang on in a place / bad / to renege (on promise) / to disclaim / to rat (on debts) / rascally / to blame / to put the blame on

lài

赖 ↗

to depend on / to hang on in a place / bad / to renege (on promise) / to disclaim / to rat (on debts) / rascally / to blame / to put the blame on

达赖 ↗

Dálài

the Dalai Lama / abbr. of [[達賴喇嘛|达赖喇嘛<DálàiLǎma>]]

Dálài

达赖 ↗

the Dalai Lama / abbr. of [[達賴喇嘛|达赖喇嘛<DálàiLǎma>]]

to rely on / to be dependent on

yǐlài

倚赖 ↗

to rely on / to be dependent on

康多莉扎・赖斯 ↗

Kāngduōlìzhā·Làisī

Rice (name) / Condoleezza Rice (1954-) US Secretary of State from 2005

Kāngduōlìzhā·Làisī

康多莉扎・赖斯 ↗

Rice (name) / Condoleezza Rice (1954-) US Secretary of State from 2005

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