Memory phrase for the character: 例

例

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Meaning

example, precedent, rule, instance

Pronunciation

 lì

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: row 列 (A [back-]bone 歹 is exposed with a knife刂 in a row.)

Mnemonic
 
A person queuing in a line/row sets an example.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
列 row, to arrangeA bare bone 歹 (e.g. dorsal vertebrae) that has been opened with a knife刂 so that the vertebrae are lined up.
歹 bad, wickedActually the representation of a bone or dorsal vertebra.
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 Vocabulary

例子 lì zi  case; (for) instance; example
例如 lì rú  for example; for instance; such as
比例 bǐ lì  proportion; scale
条例 tiáo lì  regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
例题 lì tí  example
例外 lì wài  (make an) exception
举例 jǔ lì  to give an example
举例 jǔ lì  

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