例(lì)

HSK 28 strokes

example

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Character information

Pinyin
lì
Meaning
example; precedent; rule; case; instance
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 例 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻列

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 列 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

亻rén列liè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 例 step by step

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

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Words with 例

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

lì例rú如
HSK 2

for example; for instance; such as

Open 例如 page →
lì例zǐ子
HSK 2

case

Open 例子 page →
bǐ比lì例
HSK 3

proportion

Open 比例 page →
lì例wài外
HSK 5

exception

Open 例外 page →
xiān先lì例
HSK 7-9

precedent

Open 先例 page →
shǐ史wú无qián前lì例
HSK 7-9

(idiom) unprecedented in history

Open 史无前例 page →
guàn惯lì例
HSK 7-9

convention

Open 惯例 page →
tiáo条lì例
HSK 7-9

regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes

Open 条例 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 例’s common words

如子比外先史无前

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