吏(lì)

HSK 7-96 strokes

minor government official or functionary (old)

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Character information

Pinyin
lì
Meaning
minor government official or functionary (old)
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 吏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿻丈口

Made of

丈zhàng口kǒu

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 吏 step by step

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

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Words with 吏

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

guān官lì吏
HSK 7-9

bureaucrat

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jiǎ假lì吏

acting magistrate; temporary official (in former times)

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lì吏zhì治

style of governing (of minor official); achievement in office

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lì吏xū胥

minor official

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lì吏bù部

Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)

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tān贪guān官wū污lì吏

grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

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zāng赃guān官wū污lì吏

grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 吏’s common words

官假治胥部贪污赃

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