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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 禮

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

禮 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
shì = sh + Ø4
to show / to reveal
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fēng = f + (e)ng1
variant of 豐|丰[feng1]
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= li + Ø3
ceremonial vessel / variant of 禮|礼[li3]
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Characters with 禮 as component

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

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circumcision
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

Sentences with 禮

禮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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