(lì) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

beautiful, elegant, magnificent 7 strokes · Radical (dot) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 丽 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced .

Stroke Order & Practice

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
丽 — 7 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 5 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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top one
bottom wide
part dot
part wide
part dot

Radical

The radical of is — meaning dot. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. Simplified form of 麗; the antlers of a deer 鹿.

HSK 4 Words Containing 丽

měilì beautiful; gorgeous
她是一个美丽的姑娘。
Tā shì yí gè měilì de gūniang.
She is a beautiful girl.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 14 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

关于江,下列哪个正确?
From Mock Exam 05 →
江旅游,什么时候比较好?
From Mock Exam 05 →

Tasks Featuring 丽 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 美丽

FAQ

What does 丽 mean in Chinese?

丽 (lì) means beautiful, elegant, magnificent. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 丽 have?

丽 is written in 7 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 丽?

The radical of 丽 is 丶 (dot). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 举.

What is the pinyin for 丽?

丽 is pronounced lì.

What HSK 4 words use 丽?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 丽 appears in 1 word, including 美丽 (měilì). See the full list above.

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