篱(lí)

16 strokesTrad. 籬

a fence

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Character information

Pinyin
lí
Meaning
a fence
Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
籬

Origin & structure

Where 篱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮离

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺮ (bamboo); 离 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

⺮离lí

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 篱 step by step

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

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Words with 篱

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

wéi围lí篱

fence; paling

Open 围篱 page →
shān栅lí篱

hedge; fence

Open 栅篱 page →
fán樊lí篱

(lit.) fence; hedge; (fig.) restriction

Open 樊篱 page →
lí篱bā笆

fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)

Open 篱笆 page →
fān藩lí篱

hedge

Open 藩篱 page →
bàng傍rén人lí篱bì壁

to depend on others

Open 傍人篱壁 page →
jì寄rén人lí篱xià下

to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity

Open 寄人篱下 page →
yáng羊chù触fān藩lí篱

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossi…

Open 羊触藩篱 page →

Related characters

From 篱’s common words

围栅樊笆藩傍人壁

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