礼 — gift; rite; ceremony
gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
- Pinyin
- lǐ · Lǐ
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Handwriting
- required
This character has more than one reading — lǐ, Lǐ — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.
How to write 礼: 5 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.
Words with 礼 in the HSK syllabus: 15
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 礼物lǐwùgift; presentHSK 3
- 礼貌lǐmàocourtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; politeHSK 4
- 婚礼hūnlǐwedding ceremony; weddingHSK 5
- 典礼diǎnlǐceremony; celebrationHSK 6
- 彬彬有礼bīnbīn-yǒulǐrefined and courteous; urbaneHSK 7–9
- 敬礼jìnglǐto salute; saluteHSK 7–9
- 礼服lǐfúceremonial robe; formal attireHSK 7–9
- 礼节lǐjiéetiquetteHSK 7–9
- 礼品lǐpǐngift; presentHSK 7–9
- 礼尚往来lǐshàngwǎngláilit. proper behavior is based on reciprocityHSK 7–9
- 礼堂lǐtángassembly hall; auditoriumHSK 7–9
- 礼仪lǐyíetiquette; ceremonyHSK 7–9
- 失礼shīlǐto act discourteously; forgive meHSK 7–9
- 洗礼xǐlǐbaptismHSK 7–9
- 葬礼zànglǐburial; funeralHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.