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痢 (lì): Dysentery — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Stroke Order Diagrams 痢

痢 stroke order diagram
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Character Breakdown

Top-Left-Enclosure
痢=疒sickness+利sharp

A sickness (疒) that strikes like a sharp blade (利) in the gut — causing dysentery or diarrhea.

4.

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5.

Related Words: 痢

Common words and phrases that contain 痢.

痢疾

lì jí

dysentery

痢菌

lì jūn

dysentery bacteria

赤痢

chì lì

bacillary dysentery

痢特灵

lì tè líng

Furazolidone (an antibiotic for dysentery)

6.

Example Sentences

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

yī医
shēng生
gěi给
tā他
kāi开
le了
zhì治
liáo疗
lì痢
jí疾
de的
tè特
xiào效
yào药
。

The doctor prescribed him a specific medicine for treating dysentery.

xià夏
tiān天
yào要
zhù注
yì意
yǐn饮
shí食
wèi卫
shēng生
zhè这
zhǒng种
lì痢
jūn菌
de的
chuán传
bō播
sù速
dù

Information

Pinyinlì
Meaningdysentery
Strokes12
Radical疒
Traditional痢
StructureTop-Left-Enclosure
Frequency#4107
Zhuyinㄌㄧˋ
UnicodeU+75E2
CangjieKHDN
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,
yǐ以
fáng防
gǎn感
rǎn染
lì痢
jí疾
。

In summer, pay attention to food hygiene to prevent dysentery infection.

度
hěn很
kuài快
,
xū需
yào要
jí及
shí时
kòng控
zhì制
。

This type of dysentery bacteria spreads very quickly and needs to be controlled promptly.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "疒".

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