利(lì)

HSK 27 strokes

surname Li

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Character information

Pinyin
lì
Meaning
surname Li
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 利 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰禾刂

Harvesting 刂 grain 禾

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

禾hé刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 利 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 利

Common words using 利 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bù不lì利
HSK 5

unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental

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biàn便lì利
HSK 5

convenient

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biàn便lì利diàn店
HSK 7-9

convenience store

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hù互lì利

mutually beneficial

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hēng亨lì利

Henry (name); henry (unit of inductance)

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yī一běn本wàn万lì利

small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

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bù不zhī知lì利hài害

see 不知好歹[bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3]

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gān干jìng净lì利luò落

squeaky clean

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万且业为主举久乐

From 利’s common words

不便店互亨一本万

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