咧(liē)

HSK 7-99 strokes
Readingsliēliěliélie

used in 咧咧[lie1 lie1]

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
liē / liě / lié / lie
Meaning
used in 咧咧[lie1 lie1]; used in 大大咧咧[da4 da4 lie1 lie1]; used in 骂骂咧咧
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 咧 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口列

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 列 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu列liè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 咧 step by step

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

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Words with 咧

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

liě咧zuǐ嘴
HSK 7-9

to grin

Open 咧嘴 page →
dà大da大liē咧liē咧
HSK 7-9

(idiom) carefree; offhand; casual

Open 大大咧咧 page →
liē咧liē咧

(dialect) to cry; to whimper; (dialect) to talk drivel

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mà骂ma骂liē咧liē咧

to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed

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zī龇yá牙liě咧zuǐ嘴

(idiom) to make a pained or menacing facial expression; to grimace; to snarl

Open 龇牙咧嘴 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 咧’s common words

嘴大骂龇牙

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