例 (lì)

example/precedent/rule/case

How 例 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
亻 — human
Traditional
例
Simplified
例 (unchanged)

Components

  • 亻 human
  • 歹 death/decay
  • 刂 knife

Common words using 例

例外 lìwài
(make an) exception
例如 lìrú
for example; for instance; such as
比例 bǐlì
proportion; scale
例假 lìjià
legal holiday; menstrual period
例句 lìjù
example sentence
例子 lìzi
case; (for) instance; example
例行 lìxíng
routine
史無前例 shǐwúqiánlì
unprecedented in history
實例 shílì
an actual example; living example; an illustration
慣例 guànlì
convention; usual practice
案例 ànlì
case (law); CL:個|个[ge4]
條例 tiáolì
regulations; rules; code of conduct

例 in a sentence

台灣有很多小吃,例如臭豆腐和珍珠奶茶。

Táiwān yǒu hěnduō xiǎochī, lìrú chòudòufǔ hàn zhēnzhū nǎichá.

“Taiwan has many snacks, for example, stinky tofu and bubble tea.”

How common is 例?

例 is the 547th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 77.7% of all running text.

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