Spot 吏
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
吏 component
lì · government official, magistrate
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 吏
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue吏Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 吏 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
使=
亻
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 吏 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
即使jíshǐ
even if
HSK 3.0 · L4使shǐto make
HSK 3.0 · L4使馆shǐguǎnconsulate
HSK 3.0 · L4使用shǐyòngto use
HSK 3.0 · L4促使cùshǐto prompt
HSK 3.0 · L5使得shǐdeusable
HSK 3.0 · L5大使dàshǐambassador
HSK 3.0 · L6使劲shǐjìnto exert all one's strength
HSK 3.0 · L6假使jiǎshǐif
HSK 3.0 · L7-9迫使pòshǐto force
HSK 3.0 · L7-9使唤shǐhuanto order sb around
HSK 3.0 · L7-9使命shǐmìngmission
HSK 3.0 · L7-9