礼

lǐ = li + Ø3

surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites

礼 = 乚 + 礻 : Li Qingzhao got a present from earth for her birthday while doing experiments in the space station. In the gift box, she found a shovel and a monk's cowl. She uses zero gravity to pretend to be a witch, using the monk's cowl as a witches' cloak and riding the shovel like a broom.

lǐ = li + Ø3

gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy

礼 = 乚 + 礻 : Li Qingzhao got a present from earth for her birthday while doing experiments in the space station. In the gift box, she found a shovel and a monk's cowl. She uses zero gravity to pretend to be a witch, using the monk's cowl as a witches' cloak and riding the shovel like a broom.

礼 character breakdown

礼
- 乚
- 礻
  - 丶
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - ㇇

yà = y + a4

component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a shovel (乚).

Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) digging her own grave with a shovel in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

Character component without intrinsic meaning

礻 = 丶 + ㇇ + 卜 : A cult: I'll represent this with a monk's cowl in other mnemonics.

Characters with 礼 as component

礼 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 礼

gift / present / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4]

gift; present / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4]

to salute / to make one's salutations

rudeness / insolence / impropriety / harassment / molestation / indecent assault

honorarium / gift as thanks

congratulatory gift

gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time

present / gift

to attend a ritual

to offer an apology / to make amends

to return a politeness / to present a gift in return

to overstep etiquette / not to observe priorities

shower (for bride, baby etc)

betrothal gift / bride price

opening ceremony

Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901

the Book of Songs 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] and Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4] / a cultured well-read person

to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom) / (fig.) to worship / to bow down to

Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China

confirmation

Sentences with 礼

nà

su̅n

wù

ko̅ng

shì

xià

jiè

xia̅n

rén

bù

dǒng

tia̅n

tíng

lǐ

jié

Sun Wukong is from the world of the mortals. He doesn't know the rules of heaven.