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赖lài

to blame (sb else), shift onto. 13 strokes, radical 贝, first met in HSK 6.

Pinyin làiStrokes 13Radical 贝Band HSK 6Words 2

How to write 赖

Strokes 1–9 write 剌, then strokes 10–13 write 贝.

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Stroke order chart for 赖 — 13 strokes, radical 贝

Write 赖 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 赖 · the stroke-order rules

What 赖 is made of

剌 (lá, to slash) and 贝 (bèi, sea shell).

贝 carries the meaning — money — and 剌 carries the sound.

Words that use 赖

赖(lài) to blame (sb else), shift onto
指把过错推给别人

出了差错从不赖给别人。When something went wrong he never blame others.

Lesson 611, 旷野快车 · 驰骛四方与格物明理 · Broad Horizons & Rational Discernment

依(yī)赖(lài) to depend on, rely on
指靠着别的事物存在

志愿者依次登记,不再依赖一次性用品。They no longer rely on single-use goods.

Lesson 671, 野外守护 · 博闻强识与学贵践履 · Comprehensive Knowledge & Practical Application

Characters that contain 赖

懒lǎn

More characters with the radical 贝

All 27 of them, and what the radical means, on the 贝 radical page.

贵guì赛sài资zī负fù责zé费fèi赢yíng货huò贝bèi败bài财cái赞zàn购gòu赏shǎng贴tiē贷dài贺hè贸mào赔péi赠zèng赌dǔ贡gòng贫pín贯guàn账zhàng赚zhuàn