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漓

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pattering (of rain); seep through

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Strokes
13
Radical
水 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
漓
Common rank
#3,296
Unicode
U+6F13

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Formation & memory

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How 漓 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 离 sound ( lí )

Components 氵 离

Words with 漓

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WordPinyinMeaning
大汗淋漓 dà hàn lín lí dripping with sweat
鲜血淋漓 xiān xuè lín lí (idiom) drenched with blood; dripping with blood
痛快淋漓 tòng kuài lín lí joyous; hearty; spirited; (of commentary) trenchant; incisive
淋漓尽致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom); fig. vividly and thoroughly; in great detail; without res…
漓江 Lí jiāng River Li, Guangxi
淋漓 lín lí dripping wet; pouring; saturated; (fig.) uninhibited; fluid; emotionally unrestrained; ext…
酣畅淋漓 hān chàng lín lí to one's heart's content (idiom)

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
离 sound part lí rare beast; strange; elegant
璃 lí glass; colored glaze
篱 lí bamboo fence; fence, hedge
魑 chī a mountain demon resembling a tiger
樆 lí rowan, mountain ash
蓠 lí red algae; Gracilaria verrucosa
缡 lí bridal veil; to tie, to bind
褵 lí bridal veil
螭 chī cruel; a young dragon