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戾
lì
1. to bend
2. to violate
3. to go against
4. ruthless and tyrannical
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

戾
lì
perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant
8 丶

Compound Words (6)

乖戾
guāilì
perverse (behavior)
凶戾
xiōnglì
cruel
戾气
lìqì
evil tendencies
戾龙
lìlóng
mythical evil serpent
暴戾
bàolì
ruthless
违戾
wéilì
to violate

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
4,231
Word Frequency Rank
1,297 of 84,292