歷
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lì · history

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

止Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 歷

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Example sentences

Notice where 歷 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè shì yí cì hěn bàng de jīng lì.這是一次很棒的經歷。

It's been an amazing experience.

Source: Tatoeba #14008202 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhōu de jīng lì zhēn shì tài bàng le.這週的經歷真是太棒了。

This week has been an amazing experience.

Source: Tatoeba #13754358 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ xiǎo shí hòu shì bu shì yǒu hěn duō kuài lè de jīng lì ne?你小時候是不是有很多快樂的經歷呢?

Did you have a lot of happy experiences in your childhood?

Source: Tatoeba #419254 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yào gǎi biàn lì shǐ shì hěn nán de.要改變歷史是很難的。

Changing history is difficult.

Source: Tatoeba #1702784 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén zài nà lǐ yǒu yí gè bù yú kuài de jīng lì.我們在那裡有一個不愉快的經歷。

We had an unpleasant experience there.

Source: Tatoeba #796043 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén xué xiào yǒu wǔ shí nián de lì shǐ le.我們學校有五十年的歷史了。

Our school is fifty years old.

Source: Tatoeba #851514 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 歷 in context

  1. Say lì, then recall the core meaning: history.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 歷 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.