例

lì
#547 most
frequent character
example, precedent, rule, case

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

例 has 亻 person as meaning part and 列 liè as sound part, first meaning 'category; example'. The meaning then grew to 'kind, type' and 'instance; case'.

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Homophones

HSK 5
粒lì
grain, granule
立lì
stand, erect, stand, found, set up
力lì
ability, capability (influence)
利lì
sharp, favourable, advantage
厉lì
strict, severe
励lì
to encourage, to urge

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