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Hanzi Character Search: 礼

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礼
social custom; manners; courtesy
Radical 𥘅
Strokes (without radical) 1 Total Strokes 6
Mandarin reading Cantonese reading lai5
Japanese on reading rei rai Japanese kun reading uya
Korean reading lyey Vietnamese reading lễ
Traditional Variant(s) social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
Semantic Variant(s)

CEDICT Entries:

   [ ]    surname Li, abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
   [ ]    gift, rite, ceremony, CL:份[fen4], propriety, etiquette, courtesy
   [ ]    etiquette, custom
   [ ]    etiquette, ceremony
   [ zhì ]    etiquette, system of rites
   [ quàn ]    gift voucher, gift coupon
   [ pǐn ]    gift, present
   [ ]    ritual object, sacrificial vessel
   [ táng ]    assembly hall, auditorium, CL:座[zuo4],處|处[chu4]
   [ yuè bēng ]    see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
   [ duō rén ]    nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom), courtesy costs nothing
   [ shàng wǎng laí ]    lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom), fig. to return politeness for politeness
   [ bēng yuè ]    rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray, cf. 禮樂|礼乐[li3 yue4]
   [ maò ]    Western-style man's hat
   [ feì yuè bēng ]    see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
   [ baì ]    week, religious service, worship, CL:個|个[ge4]
   [ baì ]    Monday
   [ baì sān ]    Wednesday
   [ baì èr ]    Tuesday
   [ baì ]    Friday
   [ baì shì ]    liturgical
   [ baì liù ]    Saturday
   [ baì ]    Thursday
   [ baì táng ]    chapel, church (Protestant)
   [ baì tiān ]    Sunday
   [ baì ]    Sunday
   [ ]    Confucian code of ethics
   [ chī rén ]    sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
   [ shù ]    etiquette, (old) gradation of etiquette with social status
   [ ]    ceremonial robe, formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
   [ yuè ]    (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
   [ yuè bēng ]    see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
   [ quán ]    Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
   [ quán xiàn ]    Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
   [ ]    etiquette, ceremonial rites
   [ paò ]    gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute), salvo
   [ paò haò ]    Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
   [ ]    gift, present, CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
   [ jié ]    etiquette
   [ jīng ]    Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4])
   [ xiàn ]    Li county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
   [ ]    righteousness, justice
   [ lián chǐ ]    sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2])
   [ huā ]    fireworks
   [ ]    Classic of Rites
   [ ràng ]    to show consideration for (others), to yield to (another vehicle etc), courtesy, comity
   [ zàn ]    to praise, well done, bravo!
   [ maò ]    courtesy, manners
   [ bīn ]    protocol, official etiquette
   [ bīn yuán ]    concierge
   [ bīn ]    concierge department of a hotel or resort
   [ xián xià shì ]    respect for the wise
   [ qīng rén zhòng ]    slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
   [ qīng rén zhòng qiān sòng é maó ]    goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
   [ qīng qíng zhòng ]    goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
   [ ]    courtesy, deferential treatment, polite reception
   [ ]    Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
   [ shàng shū ]    Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
   [ jīn ]    monetary gift
⇒    [ xià shuǐ ]    launching ceremony
⇒    [ xiāng daì ]    to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
⇒    [ bàn shoǔ ]    gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)
⇒    [ laí ér wǎng feī ]    not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical), to respond in kind
⇒    [ zuò baì ]    to go to church on Sunday (of Christians)
⇒    [ ]    Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]
⇒    [ xiān bīng hoù ]    opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]
⇒    [ xiān hoù bīng ]    peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence, jaw-jaw is better than war-war
⇒    [ ]    restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties, (any number of possible translations)
⇒    [ miǎn ]    (formal) you may dispense with curtseying
⇒    [ diǎn ]    celebration, ceremony
⇒    [ fēn tíng kàng ]    peer competition, to function as rivals, to make claims as an equal
⇒    [ ]    circumcision
⇒    [ qiān sòng é maó qīng rén zhòng ]    goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
⇒    [ qiān sòng é maó qīng qíng zhòng ]    goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
⇒    [ beī hoù ]    humble expression for generous gift
⇒    [ wén yuē ]    vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
⇒    [ hoù ]    generous gifts
⇒    [ shoù ]    to accept a gift, to acknowledge greetings
⇒    [ zhoū ]    the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
⇒    [ sāng ]    funeral
⇒    [ huí ]    to return a greeting, to send a gift in return
⇒    [ jiān xìn ]    confirmation (Christian ceremony)
⇒    [ jiān zhèn ]    confirmation (Christian ceremony)
⇒ 寿   [ shoù ]    birthday present (for an old person)
⇒    [ duō ]    too polite, overcourteous
⇒    [ shī ]    to act discourteously, forgive me (for my impropriety)
⇒    [ hūn ]    wedding ceremony, wedding, CL:場|场[chang3]
⇒    [ dìng ]    betrothal gift, bride-price
⇒    [ jiù zhí diǎn ]    inauguration
⇒    [ ]    see 居里[ju1 li3]
⇒    [ ren ]    Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)
⇒    [ ]    curtsy
⇒    [ chóng ]    Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
⇒    [ chóng xiàn ]    Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
⇒    [ xún ]    to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site), to go on a sightseeing tour
⇒    [ chǎng baì ]    day off (work)
⇒    [ caǐ ]    betrothal gift, bride price
⇒    [ bīn bīn yoǔ ]    refined and courteous, urbane
⇒    [ chéng rén ]    coming of age ceremony
⇒    [ kàng ]    to behave informally as equals, not to stand on ceremony
⇒    [ ]    to stand on ceremony, punctilious
⇒    [ àn shoǔ ]    ordination
⇒    [ shoū ]    to accept a gift, to receive presents
⇒    [ jìng ]    to salute, salute
⇒    [ jìng xián shì ]    to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
⇒    [ shī ]    to salute, to greet
⇒    [ wǎn ]    evening dress
⇒    [ yoǔ maò ]    courteous, polite
⇒    [ zhì jìng ]    respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
⇒    [ ]    baptism (lit. or fig.)
⇒    [ jìn ]    Baptist (Christian sect)
⇒    [ jìn huì ]    Baptists
⇒    [ ]    rude, rudely
⇒    [ shēng ]    (religion) to sacrifice, sacrifice, animal offered as sacrifice
⇒    [ diǎn ]    graduation ceremony, commencement exercises
⇒    [ zhān ]    the Lord's Day, Sunday
⇒    [ zhī ]    to be well-mannered
⇒    [ diǎn ]    ground breaking ceremony
⇒    [ ]    sacrificial offerings, worship, religious rite
⇒    [ ]    to return a courtesy, return gift
⇒    [ jié ]    Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries
⇒    [ shèng huī zhān ]    Ash Wednesday
⇒    [ shèng ]    Holy sacrament, Christian rite (esp. Protestant), also called 聖事|圣事 by Catholics
⇒    [ pìn ]    betrothal gift
⇒    [ tíng ]    Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
⇒    [ zàng ]    burial, funeral
⇒    [ ]    my meager gift (humble)
⇒    [ wén ]    empty formality
⇒    [ xíng ]    to salute, to make one's salutations
⇒    [ xíng ]    to perform the ritual bows, to follow the customary ceremonies
⇒    [ xíng jūn ]    military salute
⇒    [ jiàn miàn ]    gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
⇒    [ guān ]    to attend a ritual
⇒    [ shī ]    the Book of Songs 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] and Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], a cultured well-read person
⇒    [ xiè ]    honorarium, gift as thanks
⇒    [ zhèng shí ]    confirmation
⇒    [ caí ]    betrothal gift, bride price
⇒    [ ]    congratulatory gift
⇒    [ peí ]    to offer an apology, to make amends
⇒    [ zèng ]    present, gift
⇒    [ yuè ]    to overstep etiquette, not to observe priorities
⇒    [ sòng ]    to give a present
⇒    [ sòng huì ]    shower (for bride, baby etc)
⇒    [ huán ]    to return a politeness, to present a gift in return
⇒    [ kaī diǎn ]    opening ceremony
⇒    [ xié huì ]    Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901
⇒    [ feī ]    rudeness, insolence, impropriety, harassment, molestation, indecent assault
⇒    [ dǐng baì ]    to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom), (fig.) to worship, to bow down to
⇒    [ xùn ]    Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China

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