礼

lǐ

gift; present; courtesy; etiquette; manners; ceremony; rite

Radical: 礻 HSK 5 n, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

礼 decomposes into the following components:

礻 乚

Semantic component: 礻; phonetic component: 乚.

Words containing 礼

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 礼.

丧礼
sāng lǐ
funeral
仪礼
yí lǐ
Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记
免礼
miǎn lǐ
典礼
diǎn lǐ
celebration
冠礼
guàn lǐ
割礼
gē lǐ
circumcision
厚礼
hòu lǐ
generous gifts
受礼
shòu lǐ
to accept a gift
周礼
zhōu lǐ
the rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
回礼
huí lǐ
to return a greeting
国礼
guó lǐ
圣礼
shèng lǐ
Holy sacrament

Related characters (radical 礻)

Characters that share the radical 礻.

礻 社 祀 祁 祆 祇 祈 祉 祎 祓 祕 祖 祗 祚 祛 祜 祝 神 祠 祢 祥 祧 祯 祷

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