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Chinese symbol for “etiquette”

礼仪
lǐ yí
Traditional: 禮儀
etiquette; ceremony

The closest CC-CEDICT match for etiquette is 礼仪 (lǐ yí), defined as: etiquette; ceremony.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

礼 lǐ
courtesy, manners, social customs
radical 113 ⽰ · 6 strokes
仪 yí
instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “etiquette”

WordPinyinMeaning
礼节 (禮節)lǐ jiéetiquette
礼俗 (禮俗)lǐ súetiquette; custom
礼法 (禮法)lǐ fǎetiquette; ceremonial rites
礼制 (禮制)lǐ zhìetiquette; system of rites
礼数 (禮數)lǐ shùetiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status

Related words

Other words that share a character with 礼仪.

WordPinyinMeaning
礼物 (禮物)lǐ wùgift; present; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn)
婚礼 (婚禮)hūn lǐwedding ceremony; wedding
礼拜 (禮拜)lǐ bàito attend a religious service; (coll.) week
礼貌 (禮貌)lǐ màocourtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite
典礼 (典禮)diǎn lǐceremony; celebration
仪式 (儀式)yí shìceremony
仪器 (儀器)yí qìinstrument; apparatus; 台 (tái)
仪表 (儀表)yí biǎoappearance; bearing

See also: Japanese symbol for “etiquette”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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