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烈
liè
1. ardent
2. intense
3. fierce
4. stern
5. upright
6. to give one's life for a noble cause
7. exploits
8. achievements
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

烈
liè
fiery, violent; ardent, vehement
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

烈性
lièxìng
strong
烈日
Lièrì
Liege, town in Belgium
烈日
lièrì
scorching sun
烈火
lièhuǒ
raging inferno
猛烈
měngliè
fierce
HSK 6
烈焰
lièyàn
raging flames
烈酒
lièjiǔ
strong alcoholic drink
炽烈
chìliè
burning fiercely
热烈
rèliè
enthusiastic
HSK 5
先烈
xiānliè
martyr
刚烈
gāngliè
resolute and upright in character
强烈
qiángliè
intense
HSK 5
酷烈
kùliè
intense
贞烈
zhēnliè
ready to die to preserve one's chastity
忠烈
zhōngliè
sacrifice oneself for one's country
剧烈
jùliè
violent
HSK 6
节烈
jiéliè
(of a woman) indomitably chaste
惨烈
cǎnliè
bitter
功烈
gōngliè
achievement
暴烈
bàoliè
violent

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
801
Word Frequency Rank
1,203 of 84,292

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