Chinese symbol for “example”
例
lì
example; precedent; rule; case
The closest CC-CEDICT match for example is 例 (lì), defined as: example; precedent; rule; case; instance.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “example”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 范例 (範例) | fàn lì | example; model case |
| 事例 | shì lì | example; exemplar |
| 例证 (例證) | lì zhèng | example; case in point |
| 表率 | biǎo shuài | example; model |
| 案例 | àn lì | case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 例.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 例如 | lì rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion; scale |
| 条例 (條例) | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
| 例子 | lì zi | case; (for) instance |
| 案例 | àn lì | case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example |
| 例外 | lì wài | exception; to be an exception |
See also: Japanese symbol for “example”.
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.