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俐

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used in 伶俐[ling2 li4]

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
9
Radical
人 +7
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
俐
Common rank
#3,383
Unicode
U+4FD0

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Formation & memory

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How 俐 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 meaning “person” + 利 sound ( lì )

Components 亻 利

Words with 俐

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
玛俐欧 Mǎ lì ōu Mario (Nintendo video game character); also transcribed variously as 馬里奧|马里奥[Ma3 li3 ao4],…
口齿伶俐 kǒu chǐ líng lì eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence; the gift of the gab
俐落 lì luo variant of 利落[li4 luo5]
伶牙俐齿 líng yá lì chǐ clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab
麻俐 má li variant of 麻利[ma2 li5]
聪明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
伶俐 líng lì clever; witty; intelligent; deft; adroit
巩俐 Gǒng Lì Gong Li (1965–), Chinese actress

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 利 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
利 sound part lì gains, advantage, profit, merit
梨 lí pear; opera
莉 lì jasmine
痢 lì dysentery
唎 lì final particle; and? ok?
脷 lì beef tongue
猁 lì a kind of monkey
蜊 lí clam