隶(lì)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad. 隸

variant of 隶

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Character information

Pinyin
lì
Meaning
variant of 隶
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
隸

Origin & structure

Where 隶 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱彐氺

A hand 彐 threshing rice

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

Made of

彐jì氺shuǐ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 隸: bear

How to write 隶 step by step

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

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Words with 隶

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

nú奴lì隶
HSK 7-9

slave

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gǎi改lì隶

(of an entity) to come under the administration of (a different authority)

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zhí直lì隶

Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to pres…

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nú奴lì隶zhǔ主

slave owner

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nú奴lì隶zhì制

slavery

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lì隶shǔ属

to be subordinate to; to be under the jurisdiction of

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lì隶shū书

clerical script; official script (Chinese calligraphic style)

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 隶’s common words

奴改直主制属书

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