Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

example; precedent; rule; case; instance

Chinese: 例子、惯例或规则。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “li” becomes a different word in each tone. 例 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
  • 例子lì zicase; (for) instance; example
  • 比例bǐ lìproportion; scale
  • 举例jǔ lìto give an example
  • 例外lì wàiexception; to be an exception

Example Sentence

请给我举一个例子。Qǐng gěi wǒ jǔ yí ge lì zi.Please give me an example.

Qǐngto askgěitoIto lift一个yí gea例子lì zicase