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礻spirit

spirit. 4 strokes. 7 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 1 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning spiritStrokes 4Characters 7

How to write 礻

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Stroke order chart for the 礻 radical — 4 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 7 characters below, 5 are pictophonetic with 礻 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 7 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 礻 family

HSK 2 · 1

礼lǐ

HSK 3 · 4

社shè祝zhù福fú神shén

HSK 6 · 2

祥xiáng祖zǔ

Words they appear in

礼(lǐ)物(wù)gift
送给别人表达心意的东西
旅(lǚ)行(xíng)社(shè)a travel agency
帮人安排旅游、订票的公司
社(shè)会(huì)society
许多人一起生活、互相影响的大群体
祝(zhù)to wish someone well
说出美好的话,希望对方能实现
福(fú)good fortune, a blessing
代表幸运美好的一个字
庆(qìng)祝(zhù)to celebrate
用热闹的方式表示高兴
精(jīng)神(shén)spirit
一种坚强向上、不怕困难的力量
幸(xìng)福(fú)deep happiness, wellbeing
心里觉得满足、快乐,日子过得很好
婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)an auspicious marriage rite
结婚时举行的隆重仪式
神(shén)话(huà)a myth
古时候人们编出来的关于神仙的故事
神(shén)秘(mì)mysterious
让人猜不透,觉得很奇怪很难懂
祝(zhù)福(fú)blessing, well-wishes
对别人表达美好心愿的话
典(diǎn)礼(lǐ)ceremony
指为隆重的事情举行的正式仪式
福(fú)利(lì)welfare, benefits
指为改善生活而提供的物质或服务保障