ritual, ceremony, propriety, etiquette
Animated Stroke Order 礼
Stroke Order Diagrams 礼
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HSK Vocabulary: 礼
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 礼 is used in context
1
tā他
men们
de的
hūn婚
lǐ礼
zài在
jiào教
táng堂
jǔ举
xíng行
。
Their wedding was held in a church.
2
tā他
duì对
měi每
gè个
rén人
dōu都
hěn很
yǒu有
lǐ礼
mào貌
。
He is very polite to everyone.
3
wǒ我
shōu收
dào到
le了
péng朋
yǒu友
sòng送
de的
shēng生
rì日
lǐ礼
wù物
。
I received a birthday gift from my friend.
4
zhè这
shì是
nǐ你
de的
lǐ礼
wù物
。
This is your gift.
5
wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
yí一
gè个
lǐ礼
wù物
sòng送
gěi给
péng朋
yǒu友
。
I bought a gift for my friend.
6
shēng生
rì日
nà那
tiān天
，
tā他
shōu收
dào到
le了
hěn很
duō多
jīng惊
xǐ喜
de的
lǐ礼
wù物
。
On his birthday, he received many surprising gifts.
7
jīn今
tiān天
shì是
lǐ礼
bài拜
tiān天
。
Today is Sunday.
8
lǐ礼
bài拜
tiān天
wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
。
On Sunday, our whole family goes to the park to play.
9
zhè这
ge个
lǐ礼
bài拜
tiān天
wǒ我
dǎ打
suàn算
zài在
jiā家
xiū休
xī息
，
yīn因
wèi为
xià下
zhōu周
gōng工
zuò作
huì会
hěn很
máng忙
。
This Sunday I plan to rest at home because work will be very busy next week.
10
tā他
shuō说
“
xiè谢
xiè谢
”
hěn很
yǒu有
lǐ礼
mào貌
。
He said 'thank you' very politely.
Information
Traditional禮
Radical礻
Strokes5
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#565
Zhuyinㄌㄧˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+793C
CangjieIFU
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Cultural note
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