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Chinese symbol for “exemplar”

事例
shì lì
example; exemplar; typical case

The closest CC-CEDICT match for exemplar is 事例 (shì lì), defined as: example; exemplar; typical case.

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

事 shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
radical 6 ⼅ · 8 strokes
例 lì
precedent, example, case; regulation
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “exemplar”

WordPinyinMeaning
典型化diǎn xíng huàstereotype; exemplar

Related words

Other words that share a character with 事例.

WordPinyinMeaning
事件shì jiànincident; event
事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng)
故事gù shìold practice
军事 (軍事)jūn shìmilitary affairs; (attributive) military
事实 (事實)shì shífact; 个 (gè)
例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
比例bǐ lìproportion; scale
条例 (條例)tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes

See also: Japanese symbol for “exemplar”.

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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