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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)

礼宾
lǐbīn
protocol
行礼
xínglǐ
to salute
礼经
Lǐjīng
Classic of Rites (same as [[禮記|礼记<Lǐjì>]])
礼貌
lǐmào
courtesy
HSK 4
聘礼
pìnlǐ
betrothal gift
薄礼
bólǐ
my meager gift (humble)
礼炮
lǐpào
gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)
礼节
lǐjié
etiquette
HSK 6
礼花
lǐhuā
fireworks
礼赞
lǐzàn
to praise
礼部
Lǐbù
Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
圣礼
shènglǐ
Holy sacrament
礼数
lǐshù
etiquette
葬礼
zànglǐ
burial
礼帽
lǐmào
Western-style man's hat
礼法
lǐfǎ
etiquette
丧礼
sānglǐ
funeral
礼物
lǐwù
gift
HSK 3
礼拜
lǐbài
week
礼义
lǐyì
righteousness

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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