Chinese symbol for “rite”
礼
lǐ
Traditional: 禮
gift; rite; ceremony; measure word: 份 (fèn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rite is 礼 (lǐ), defined as: gift; rite; ceremony; measure word: 份 (fèn); propriety; etiquette.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 礼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 礼物 (禮物) | lǐ wù | gift; present; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn) |
| 婚礼 (婚禮) | hūn lǐ | wedding ceremony; wedding |
| 礼拜 (禮拜) | lǐ bài | to attend a religious service; (coll.) week |
| 礼貌 (禮貌) | lǐ mào | courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite |
| 典礼 (典禮) | diǎn lǐ | ceremony; celebration |
| 礼仪 (禮儀) | lǐ yí | etiquette; ceremony |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rite”.
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.