禮
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lǐ · courtesy, manners, social customs

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17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 禮

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Example sentences

Notice where 禮 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ de lǐ mào bú shì hěn hǎo.你的禮貌不是很好。

Your manners aren't very good.

Source: Tatoeba #842320 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù néng jiē shòu nǐ de lǐ wù.我不能接受你的禮物。

I cannot accept your gift.

Source: Tatoeba #917856 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yòng shǒu zhǐ bié rén shì bù lǐ mào de.用手指別人是不禮貌的。

It's not polite to point at others.

Source: Tatoeba #894350 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ shōu guò zuì hǎo de lǐ wù le.這是我收過最好的禮物了。

This is the most wonderful present I have ever received.

Source: Tatoeba #768238 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yí dìng huì qù cān jiā nǐ de zàng lǐ de.我一定會去參加你的葬禮的。

I will definitely attend your funeral.

Source: Tatoeba #1618866 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dīng zhù rén kàn shì bù lǐ mào de.盯著人看是不禮貌的。

It isn't polite to stare at people.

Source: Tatoeba #859114 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 禮 in context

  1. Say lǐ, then recall the core meaning: courtesy, manners, social customs.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 禮 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.