Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “lie”
16 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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3
Third tone
liě
4
Fourth tone
liè
列
liè
裂a line
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4liè
劣to split, to rend
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9liè
冽low-quality, inferior, bad
6 strokesliè
㧜cold and raw
8 strokesliè
洌to grasp, to hold, to pull at
8 strokesliè
埒clear, pure
9 strokesliè
烈enclosure, embankment, dike
10 strokesliè
捩fiery, violent
10 strokesliè
猎to twist, to tear, to snap
11 strokesliè
趔hunting
11 strokesliè
巤to stumble
13 strokesliè
獵a mouse's whiskers
15 strokesliè
躐hunting
18 strokesliè
鬣to stride over
22 strokesliè
a man's whiskers
25 strokesSound in context
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