拎(līn)

HSK 7-98 strokes

to lift up

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Character information

Pinyin
līn
Meaning
to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [ling1]
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌令

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 令 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

扌shǒu令lìng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拎 step by step

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

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Words with 拎

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

līn拎bāo包

handbag or shopping bag (dialect)

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līn拎qǐ起

to pick up (from the ground with one's hands)

Open 拎起 page →
līn拎bāo包dǎng党

(coll.) purse snatcher

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 拎’s common words

包起党

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