Dong Chinese dictionary

lǐ

social custom

Simplified form of 禮. Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 豊 represents the sound.

Components

礻 Meaning component

shì

show

礻 is a component form of 示.

yǐn, yà

turning stroke

Shorthand for the 豊 component in the traditional character 禮.

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

lǐ

social custom; manners; courtesy; rites; gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fèn]; propriety; etiquette

Lǐ

surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Lǐjì], Classic of Rites

Most common words with 礼

Sources