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= li + Ø3
surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
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= li + Ø3
gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy
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How to pronounce 礼

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

礼 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= y + a4
component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3]
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 礼 as component

礼 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 礼

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gift; present / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
gift / present / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
wedding ceremony / wedding / CL:場|场[chang3]

Sentences with 礼

sūn
kōng
shì
xià
jiè
xiān
rén
 
 
dǒng
tiān
tíng
jié

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