蠡 Stroke Order — How to Write 蠡
蠡 is written in 21 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 虫, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
蠡 Radical and Character Components
蠡 is a phono-semantic compound: 虫 (insect) carries the meaning, while 彖 indicates the sound.
Radical: 虫 + 15 more strokes
蠡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- lí
- lǐ
Meanings of 蠡 in Chinese
lí蠡
lǐ蠡
Common Words and Phrases with 蠡
More words with 蠡
- fàn范lǐ蠡Fan Li
- péng彭lí蠡Another name for Poyang Lake.
- lǐ蠡huà化Metamorphosis, Emergence
- péng彭lǐ蠡hú湖pàn畔By Pengli Lake, Pengli Lakeside
Idioms with 蠡
- lí蠡zhuó酌guǎn管kuī窥shallow and narrow view
- guǎn管kuī窥lí蠡cè测limited and superficial understanding
- yǐ以lí蠡cè测hǎi海measure the ocean with a shell
- wèng瓮tiān天lí蠡hǎi海narrow-minded and shortsighted
- lí蠡cè测guǎn管kuī窥narrow and limited view
- chí持lí蠡cè测hǎi海measure the sea with a dipper
- guǎn管lí蠡kuī窥cè测have a narrow and superficial view
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Open the tool →Questions about 蠡
What does 蠡 mean in Chinese?
蠡 (lí) means “gourd ladle” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 蠡?
蠡 has 2 pronunciations: lí, lǐ.
How many strokes does 蠡 have?
蠡 has 21 strokes.
How do you write 蠡?
蠡 is written in 21 strokes, starting from the radical 虫. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 蠡?
The radical of 蠡 is 虫, and 蠡 is a phono-semantic compound.