Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced lie
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced lie, including 列 liè, 烈 liè, 裂 liè, 猎 liè, 劣 liè. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
Build lie by sliding from l straight into ie; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.
Initial l
Start the syllable on the initial l, then run straight into the final ie — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ie
Settle the final ie into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (列 liè, 烈 liè, 裂 liè, 猎 liè, 劣 liè) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound lie, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
lie turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 列, 烈, 裂… (5 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing lie inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
5 common characters in this group.