(liē)

HSK 7-99 strokes
Readingsliēliěliélie

used in 咧咧[lie1 lie1]

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 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口列

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

liězuǐ
HSK 7-9

to grin

Open 咧嘴 page →
daliēliē
HSK 7-9

(idiom) carefree; offhand; casual

Open 大大咧咧 page →
liēliē

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

Open 咧咧 page →
maliēliē

to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed

Open 骂骂咧咧 page →

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

Open 龇牙咧嘴 page →

Related characters

From ’s common words

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