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= li + Ø4
old variant of 曆|历[li4] / old variant of 歷|历[li4]
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= li + Ø4
calendar
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= li + Ø4
old variant of 歷|历[li4]
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= li + Ø4
to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history
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How to pronounce 历

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
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

历 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
= li + Ø4
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
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hǎn = h + an3
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
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factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant
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Characters with 历 as component

= li + Ø4
clap of thunder
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= li + Ø4
to drip / to strain or filter / a trickle
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= li + Ø4
Drabanemerosa hebecarpa
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Words with 历

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experience / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] / to experience / to go through
history / CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
curriculum vitae (CV) / résumé / biographical notes

Sentences with 历

zhè
bǎo
bèi
yǒu
lái

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