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礼
禮
Lǐ
1. surname Li
2. abbr. for [[禮記|礼记<Lǐjì>]], Classic of Rites
Very Common • Top 1% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

礼
lǐ
courtesy, manners, social customs
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

仪礼
Yílǐ
Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites [[禮記|礼记<Lǐjì>]]
典礼
diǎnlǐ
celebration
HSK 6
割礼
gēlǐ
circumcision
厚礼
hòulǐ
generous gifts
受礼
shòulǐ
to accept a gift
周礼
Zhōulǐ
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
丧礼
sānglǐ
funeral
回礼
huílǐ
to return a greeting
寿礼
shòulǐ
birthday present (for an old person)
多礼
duōlǐ
too polite
失礼
shīlǐ
lacking in manners
婚礼
hūnlǐ
wedding ceremony
HSK 5
定礼
dìnglǐ
betrothal gift
居礼
jūlǐ
see [[居里<jūlǐ>]]
崇礼
Chónglǐ
Chongli county in Zhangjiakou [[張家口|张家口<Zhāngjiākǒu>]], Hebei
抗礼
kànglǐ
to behave informally as equals
拘礼
jūlǐ
to stand on ceremony
收礼
shōulǐ
to accept a gift
敬礼
jìnglǐ
to salute
HSK 6
施礼
shīlǐ
to salute

Alternate Entries

礼
lǐ
gift / rite / ceremony / CL:[[份<fèn>]] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
925
Word Frequency Rank
467 of 84,292

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