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Animated Stroke Order 礼

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 礼 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 礼

礼 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

礼=示to show+乚bent

To show reverence (示) with a bent body (乚) and offerings — ritual, ceremony, or politeness.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 礼

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 礼

HSK words that contain this character.

礼物

lǐ wù

gift; present

礼拜天

lǐ bài tiān

Sunday

礼貌

lǐ mào

courtesy; politeness

婚礼

hūn lǐ

wedding

典礼

diǎn lǐ

ceremony; celebration

敬礼

jìng lǐ

salute; extend one's greetings

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礼尚往来

lǐ shàng wǎng lái

fig. return politeness for politeness

礼节

lǐ jié

courtesy; etiquette; protocol; ceremony

6.

Example Sentences

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

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.

tā他

duì对

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

hěn很

yǒu有

lǐ礼

wǒ我

shōu收

dào到

le了

péng朋

you友

sòng送

de的

shēng生

Information

Pinyinlǐ

Meaningritual

Strokes5

Radical礻

Traditional禮

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#565

Zhuyinㄌㄧˇ

UnicodeU+793C

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失礼

shī lǐ

be impolite

HSK 3.0 L7-9

彬彬有礼

bīn bīn yǒu lǐ

polite and courteous / well-mannered

洗礼

xǐ lǐ

baptism / initiation

礼仪

lǐ yí

etiquette / manners

礼品

lǐ pǐn

gift / present

礼堂

lǐ táng

auditorium

礼服

lǐ fú

formal dress / evening dress

mào貌

。

He is very polite to everyone.

rì日

lǐ礼

wù物

。

I received a birthday gift from my friend.

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