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咧 (liē): To grin — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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How to write 咧 — animated stroke order

2.

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咧 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

咧

口kǒu · mouth

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4.

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5.

How to Use 咧

Common word with 咧

One common HSK word with 咧 is 咧嘴, meaning "Grin / smile broadly".

咧嘴 • liě zuǐ • Grin / smile broadly • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

téng疼

dé得

liě咧

zuǐ嘴

jiào叫

le

Information

Pinyinliē

Meaningto grin; to open mouth wide

Strokes9

Radical口

Traditional咧

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2075

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄝ

UnicodeU+54A7

CangjieRMFH

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口kǒu · mouth

liě咧

zuǐ嘴

Grin / smile broadly

Common word with 咧

One common HSK word with 咧 is 大大咧咧, meaning "careless and casual in manner / brash".

大大咧咧 • dà da liē liē • careless and casual in manner / brash • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dà大

da大

liē咧

liē咧

careless and casual in manner / brash

了

qǐ起

lái来

。

He grimaced and cried out in pain

Tā他

téng疼

de得

zī龇

yá牙

liě咧

zuǐ嘴

。

He grimaced in pain.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā他

zhè这

zhǒng种

dà大

da大

liē咧

liē咧

de的

tài态

dù度

huì会

dān耽

wù误

gōng工

zuò作

ma吗

？

Don't you think his careless and casual attitude will delay the work?

bié别

tīng听

tā他

xiā瞎

liē咧

liē咧

，

méi没

yí一

jù句

zhēn真

de的

。

Don't listen to his nonsense, none of it is true

hǎo好

liē咧

，

wǒ我

mǎ马

shàng上

jiù就

lái来

。

Okay, I'll be right there

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Characters pronounced "lie".

烈lièintense, fiery, strong
劣lièinferior; of low quality
猎lièto hunt, to pursue game
列lièto arrange in order; to line up
裂lièto split, to crack, to break apart

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Characters with radical "口".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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