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1.

Animated Stroke Order 利

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 利 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 利

利 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

利

禾hé · grain

刂dāo · knife

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4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 利

利 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 利

Benefit or Profit

The character 利 means benefit or gain, often in financial or advantageous contexts.

利息 • lì xī • interest rate • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 利

不利 • bù lì • unfavorable

HSK 3.0 · L5

bù不

lì利

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

shàn善

yú于

lì利

yòng用

shí时

jiān

Information

Pinyinlì

Meaningsharp, beneficial, profit

Strokes7

Radical刂

Traditional利

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#719

Zhuyinㄌㄧˋ

UnicodeU+5229

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禾hé · grain

+刂dāo · knife

lì利

xī息

interest rate

利润 • lì rùn • profit • HSK 5

HSK 5

lì利

rùn润

profit

利益 • lì yì • gain; benefit; profit • HSK 5

HSK 5

lì利

yì益

gain; benefit; profit

Smooth or Fluent

The character 利 conveys the idea of smoothness or ease in action or progress.

流利 • liú lì • fluent • HSK 4

HSK 4

liú流

lì利

fluent

顺利 • shùn lì • smooth • HSK 4

HSK 4

shùn顺

lì利

smooth

便利 • biàn lì • convenient; easy • HSK 6

HSK 6

biàn便

lì利

convenient; easy

unfavorable

利用 • lì yòng • make use of; take advantage of

HSK 5

lì利

yòng用

make use of; take advantage of

有利 • yǒu lì • advantageous; beneficial; favourable

HSK 5

yǒu有

lì利

advantageous; beneficial; favourable

权利 • quán lì • (legal) right; interest

HSK 5

quán权

lì利

(legal) right; interest

胜利 • shèng lì • win; victory; triumph

HSK 5

shèng胜

lì利

win; victory; triumph

便利店 • biàn lì diàn • convenience store

HSK 3.0 · L5

biàn便

lì利

diàn店

convenience store

间

xué学

xí习

。

He is good at using time to study.

gōng公

sī司

tí提

gōng供

fú福

lì利

。

The company provides benefits.

wǒ我

men们

yào要

wéi维

hù护

gōng公

sī司

de的

lì利

yì益

。

We need to protect the company's interests.

zhī知

shi识

shì是

zhàn战

shèng胜

kùn困

nan难

de的

lì利

qì器

。

Knowledge is a powerful tool to overcome difficulties.

zhè这

cì次

lǚ旅

xíng行

yí一

qiè切

dōu都

hěn很

shùn顺

lì利

。

Everything went smoothly on this trip.

Related Characters

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "li".

荔lìlichee
哩līmile
俐lìView details
傈lìtribe
俪lispouse; couple; parallel
喱lígramme; syllable

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "刂".

刽guìamputate, cut off
剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
剽piāorob, plunder; slice off; fast
剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off
刑xíngpunishment, penalty

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