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郦 Stroke Order — How to Write 郦

Stroke Order

郦 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 阝, 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.

郦 Radical and Character Components

Components:丽阝

郦 is a phono-semantic compound: 阝 (place) carries the meaning, while 丽 indicates the sound.

Radical: 阝 + 7 more strokes

郦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • lì
  • zhí

Meanings of 郦 in Chinese

1

lì郦

surname
2

zhí郦

Lì County (郦县): An ancient place name, formerly located in the northwest of modern-day Nanyang City, Henan Province, China.
郦县的地理位置在古代文献中有详细记载。
The geographical location of Lì County is meticulously recorded in ancient texts.

Common Words and Phrases with 郦

1
lì郦dào道yuán元
Li Daoyuan (c. 466–527), a Chinese geographer and essayist of the Northern Wei Dynasty, known for his comprehensive work "Shuijingzhu" (Commentary on the Classic of Waterways), which describes over 1000 rivers and their associated geographical and cultural features.
郦道元的代表作《水经注》是一部集地理、历史、文学于一体的巨著
Li Daoyuan's representative work, "Commentary on the Water Classic," is a monumental work integrating geography, history, and literature.

More words with 郦

  • lì郦xiàn县Lixian County, Lixian
  • lì郦shí食qí其Li Shiqi, Li Yiji
  • lì郦lǎo老shī师Teacher Li, Mr. Li
  • lù陆jiǎ贾lì郦shēng生Lu Jia and Li Sheng, Lu Jia, Li Sheng

Idioms with 郦

  • lì郦jì寄mài卖yǒu友Liji betrays his friend

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Questions about 郦

What does 郦 mean in Chinese?

郦 (lì) means “surname” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 郦?

郦 has 2 pronunciations: lì, zhí.

How many strokes does 郦 have?

郦 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 郦?

郦 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 阝. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 郦?

The radical of 郦 is 阝, and 郦 is a phono-semantic compound.

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