沥(lì)

7 strokesTrad. 瀝

to drip

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Character information

Pinyin
lì
Meaning
to drip; to strain or filter; a trickle
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
瀝

Origin & structure

Where 沥 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵历

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 历 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ历lì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 沥 step by step

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

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Words with 沥

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

xī淅lì沥

(onom.) patter of rain

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dī滴lì沥

to drip (of rainwater)

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lì沥gān干

to drain

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lì沥qīng青

asphalt

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pōu剖gān肝lì沥dǎn胆

see 披肝沥胆

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ǒu呕xīn心lì沥xuè血

lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)

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pī披gān肝lì沥dǎn胆

(idiom) to be completely honest and sincere; to show wholehearted loyalty

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Related characters

From 沥’s common words

淅滴干青剖肝胆呕

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