Pronunciation family

Chinese characters for “li

120 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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strength, power

2 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5

gains, advantage, profit, merit

7 strokes

to stand

5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

grain, granule

11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

history

4 strokes

whetstone

5 strokes

government official, magistrate

6 strokes

beautiful, elegant, magnificent

7 strokes

to encourage

7 strokes

the sound of something cracking or splitting

7 strokes

drain, ditch, channel

7 strokes

trickle, drip, dregs

7 strokes

magnolia

7 strokes

precedent, example, case

8 strokes

perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant

8 strokes

oak tree

8 strokes

sore, ulcer

8 strokes

subservient

8 strokes

smooth

9 strokes

spouse

9 strokes

chestnut-leaved oak

9 strokes

scrofulous swellings or lumps

9 strokes

lychee

9 strokes

to run over something in a vehicle

9 strokes

a place in Henan province

9 strokes

final particle

10 strokes

active

10 strokes

chestnut tree

10 strokes

creek

10 strokes

a kind of monkey

10 strokes

whetstone

10 strokes

gravel, pebbles

10 strokes

Chinese character

10 strokes

attend, be present

10 strokes

jasmine

10 strokes

a bird's cry

11 strokes

bamboo hat

11 strokes

coarse rice

11 strokes

beef tongue

11 strokes

oyster

11 strokes

the Lisu tribe

12 strokes

to calculate

12 strokes

dysentery

12 strokes

to curse, to scold

12 strokes

to walk, to move

12 strokes

thunderclap, crashing thunder

12 strokes

chestnut tree

13 strokes

a river in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces

13 strokes

attend, be present

14 strokes

whetstone

15 strokes

history

16 strokes

history

16 strokes

bugle, Tartar horn

16 strokes

to encourage

17 strokes

subservient

17 strokes

sore, ulcer

18 strokes

drain, ditch, channel

19 strokes

chestnut-leaved oak

19 strokes

trickle, drip, dregs

19 strokes

brilliant

19 strokes

beautiful, elegant, magnificent

19 strokes

oak tree

20 strokes

coarse rice

21 strokes

oyster

21 strokes

spouse

21 strokes

scrofulous swellings or lumps

21 strokes

thunderclap, crashing thunder

24 strokes
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