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Animated Stroke Order 烈

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 烈 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 烈

烈 stroke order diagram

3.

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烈=列row+灬fire

Fire (灬) burns fiercely, causing something (列) to split apart — intense or fiery.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 烈

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 烈

HSK words that contain this character.

强烈

qiáng liè

strong; intense; violent

激烈

jī liè

intense; sharp; fierce

热烈

rè liè

warm; heartily; fervent

兴高采烈

xīng gāo cǎi liè

be jubilant; be in good spirits; elated

剧烈

jù liè

violent; acute; severe

壮烈

zhuàng liè

heroic; brave

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猛烈

měng liè

fierce; violent; vigorous

愈演愈烈

yù yǎn yù liè

intensify / escalate

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 烈 is used in context

tā他

qiáng强

liè烈

fǎn反

duì对

zhè这

ge个

tí提

yì议

。

He strongly opposed this proposal.

liè烈

rì日

xià下

zǒu走

lù路

yào要

dài戴

mào帽

zi

guān观

zhòng众

rè热

liè烈

gǔ鼓

zhǎng掌

huān欢

yíng迎

yǎn

Information

Pinyinliè

Meaningintense

Strokes10

Radical灬

Traditional烈

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1348

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄝˋ

UnicodeU+70C8

CangjieMNFF

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烈士

liè shì

martyr / hero

HSK 3.0 L7-9

烈日

liè rì

scorching sun

子

。

You should wear a hat when walking under the scorching sun.

演

yuán员

。

The audience warmly applauded to welcome the actors.

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