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5 strokes17 strokes
Character #577 · The First 1000

lǐ

ceremony

gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy

Strokes
517
TraditionalSimplified
禮 礼
Poster cell
Q21
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • lǐwù gift
  • hūnlǐ wedding ceremony
  • diǎnlǐ celebration
  • lǐmào courtesy
  • lǐbài week; to worship
  • lǐtáng assembly hall
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 礼禮

Write 礼禮 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, lǐ, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Q21 · 28 × 36 grid

礼禮 is #577 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 礼 mean in English?
礼 (lǐ) means "ceremony": gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy.
How do you pronounce 礼?
礼 is pronounced lǐ in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄧˇ.
How many strokes does 礼 have?
The simplified form, 礼, has 5 strokes. The traditional form, 禮, has 17.
What is the traditional form of 礼?
The traditional form of 礼 is 禮. 礼 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 禮 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 礼?
Common words that use 礼 include 礼物 (lǐwù, gift), 婚礼 (hūnlǐ, wedding ceremony), 典礼 (diǎnlǐ, celebration), 礼貌 (lǐmào, courtesy).
How common is 礼?
礼 is number 577 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Q21 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.