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礼
禮
li3
 
- surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记, Classic of Rites
 
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礼
禮
li3
 
- gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
 
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按手礼
按手禮
an4 shou3 li3
 
- ordination
 
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卑辞厚礼
卑辭厚禮
bei1 ci2 hou4 li3
 
- humble expression for generous gift
 
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毕业典礼
畢業典禮
bi4 ye4 dian3 li3
 
- graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
 
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彬彬有礼
彬彬有禮
bin1 bin1 you3 li3
 
- refined and courteous; urbane
 
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薄礼
薄禮
bo2 li3
 
- my meager gift (humble)
 
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博文约礼
博文約禮
bo2 wen2 yue1 li3
 
- vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
 
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厂礼拜
廠禮拜
chang3 li3 bai4
 
- day off (work)
 
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成人礼
成人禮
cheng2 ren2 li3
 
- coming of age ceremony
 
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崇礼
崇禮
chong2 li3
 
- Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口, Hebei
 
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崇礼县
崇禮縣
chong2 li3 xian4
 
- Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口, Hebei
 
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此致敬礼
此致敬禮
ci3 zhi4 jing4 li3
 
- respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
 
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答礼
答禮
da2 li3
 
- to return a courtesy; return gift
 
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典礼
典禮
dian3 li3
 
- celebration; ceremony
 
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顶礼膜拜
頂禮膜拜
ding3 li3 mo2 bai4
 
- to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom); (fig.) to worship; to bow down to
 
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定礼
定禮
ding4 li3
 
- betrothal gift; bride-price
 
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多礼
多禮
duo1 li3
 
- too polite; overcourteous
 
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非礼
非禮
fei1 li3
 
- rudeness; insolence; impropriety; harassment; molestation; indecent assault
 
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分庭抗礼
分庭抗禮
fen1 ting2 kang4 li3
 
- peer competition; to function as rivals; to make claims as an equal
 
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割礼
割禮
ge1 li3
 
- circumcision
 
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观礼
觀禮
guan1 li3
 
- to attend a ritual
 
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贺礼
賀禮
he4 li3
 
- congratulatory gift
 
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厚礼
厚禮
hou4 li3
 
- generous gifts
 
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还礼
還禮
huan2 li3
 
- to return a politeness; to present a gift in return
 
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回礼
回禮
hui2 li3
 
- to return a greeting; to send a gift in return
 
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婚礼
婚禮
hun1 li3
 
- wedding ceremony; wedding
 
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祭礼
祭禮
ji4 li3
 
- sacrificial offerings; worship; religious rite
 
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坚信礼
堅信禮
jian1 xin4 li3
 
- confirmation (Christian ceremony)
 
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坚振礼
堅振禮
jian1 zhen4 li3
 
- confirmation (Christian ceremony)
 
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见面礼
見面禮
jian4 mian4 li3
 
- gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
 
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浸礼会
浸禮會
jin4 li3 hui4
 
- Baptists
 
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浸礼教
浸禮教
jin4 li3 jiao4
 
- Baptist (Christian sect)
 
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敬礼
敬禮
jing4 li3
 
- to salute; salute
 
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敬贤礼士
敬賢禮士
jing4 xian2 li3 shi4
 
- to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
 
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就职典礼
就職典禮
jiu4 zhi2 dian3 li3
 
- inauguration
 
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居礼
居禮
ju1 li3
 
- see 居里
 
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拘礼
拘禮
ju1 li3
 
- to stand on ceremony; punctilious
 
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居礼夫人
居禮夫人
ju1 li3 fu1 ren5
 
- Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel prize-winner in Physics 1903 and Chemistry 1911
 
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举行婚礼
舉行婚禮
ju3 xing2 hun1 li3
 
- to celebrate a wedding
 
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开幕典礼
開幕典禮
kai1 mu4 dian3 li3
 
- opening ceremony
 
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抗礼
抗禮
kang4 li3
 
- to behave informally as equals; not to stand on ceremony
 
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克己复礼
克己復禮
ke4 ji3 fu4 li3
 
- restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties; (any number of possible translations)
 
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来而不往非礼也
來而不往非禮也
lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3
 
- not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind
 
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礼拜
禮拜
li3 bai4
 
- week; religious service; worship
 
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礼拜二
禮拜二
li3 bai4 er4
 
- Tuesday
 
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礼拜六
禮拜六
li3 bai4 liu4
 
- Saturday
 
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礼拜日
禮拜日
li3 bai4 ri4
 
- Sunday
 
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礼拜三
禮拜三
li3 bai4 san1
 
- Wednesday
 
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礼拜四
禮拜四
li3 bai4 si4
 
- Thursday
 
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礼拜堂
禮拜堂
li3 bai4 tang2
 
- chapel; church (Protestant)
 
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礼拜天
禮拜天
li3 bai4 tian1
 
- Sunday
 
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礼拜五
禮拜五
li3 bai4 wu3
 
- Friday
 
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礼拜一
禮拜一
li3 bai4 yi1
 
- Monday
 
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礼拜仪式
禮拜儀式
li3 bai4 yi2 shi4
 
- liturgical
 
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礼崩乐坏
禮崩樂壞
li3 beng1 yue4 huai4
 
- rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray; cf. 禮樂|礼乐
 
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礼宾
禮賓
li3 bin1
 
- protocol; official etiquette
 
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礼部
禮部
li3 bu4
 
- Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
 
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礼部尚书
禮部尚書
li3 bu4 shang4 shu1
 
- Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
 
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礼多人不怪
禮多人不怪
li3 duo1 ren2 bu4 guai4
 
- nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom); courtesy costs nothing
 
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礼法
禮法
li3 fa3
 
- etiquette; ceremonial rites
 
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礼废乐崩
禮廢樂崩
li3 fei4 yue4 beng1
 
- see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏
 
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礼服
禮服
li3 fu2
 
- ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
 
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礼花
禮花
li3 hua1
 
- fireworks
 
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礼坏乐崩
禮壞樂崩
li3 huai4 yue4 beng1
 
- see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏
 
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礼记
禮記
li3 ji4
 
- Classic of Rites
 
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礼教
禮教
li3 jiao4
 
- Confucian code of ethics
 
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礼教吃人
禮教吃人
li3 jiao4 chi1 ren2
 
- sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
 
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礼节
禮節
li3 jie2
 
- etiquette
 
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礼金
禮金
li3 jin1
 
- monetary gift
 
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礼经
禮經
li3 jing1
 
- Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记)
 
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礼帽
禮帽
li3 mao4
 
- Western-style man's hat
 
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礼貌
禮貌
li3 mao4
 
- courtesy; manners
 
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礼炮
禮炮
li3 pao4
 
- gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute); salvo
 
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礼炮号
禮炮號
li3 pao4 hao4
 
- Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
 
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礼品
禮品
li3 pin3
 
- gift; present
 
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礼器
禮器
li3 qi4
 
- ritual object; sacrificial vessel
 
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礼轻情意重
禮輕情意重
li3 qing1 qing2 yi4 zhong4
 
- goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
 
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礼轻人意重
禮輕人意重
li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4
 
- slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
 
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礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛
禮輕人意重,千里送鵝毛
li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4 - qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2
 
- goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
 
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礼泉
禮泉
li3 quan2
 
- Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi
 
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礼泉县
禮泉縣
li3 quan2 xian4
 
- Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi
 
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礼券
禮券
li3 quan4
 
- gift voucher; gift coupon
 
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礼让
禮讓
li3 rang4
 
- to show consideration for (others); to yield to (another vehicle etc); courtesy; comity
 
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礼尚往来
禮尚往來
li3 shang4 wang3 lai2
 
- lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness
 
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礼数
禮數
li3 shu4
 
- etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status
 
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礼俗
禮俗
li3 su2
 
- etiquette; custom
 
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礼堂
禮堂
li3 tang2
 
- assembly hall; auditorium
 
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礼物
禮物
li3 wu4
 
- gift; present
 
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礼贤下士
禮賢下士
li3 xian2 xia4 shi4
 
- respect for the wise
 
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礼县
禮縣
li3 xian4
 
- Li county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
 
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礼仪
禮儀
li3 yi2
 
- etiquette; ceremony
 
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礼义
禮義
li3 yi4
 
- righteousness; justice
 
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礼义廉耻
禮義廉恥
li3 yi4 lian2 chi3
 
- sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维)
 
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礼遇
禮遇
li3 yu4
 
- courtesy; deferential treatment; polite reception
 
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礼乐
禮樂
li3 yue4
 
- (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
 
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礼乐崩坏
禮樂崩壞
li3 yue4 beng1 huai4
 
- see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏
 
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礼赞
禮讚
li3 zan4
 
- to praise; well done, bravo!
 
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礼制
禮制
li3 zhi4
 
- etiquette; system of rites
 
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免礼
免禮
mian3 li3
 
- (formal) you may dispense with curtseying
 
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赔礼
賠禮
pei2 li3
 
- to offer an apology; to make amends
 
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聘礼
聘禮
pin4 li3
 
- betrothal gift
 
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破土典礼
破土典禮
po4 tu3 dian3 li3
 
- ground breaking ceremony
 
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千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
千里送鵝毛,禮輕情意重
qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 - li3 qing1 qing2 yi4 zhong4
 
- goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
 
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千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
千里送鵝毛,禮輕人意重
qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 - li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4
 
- goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
 
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屈膝礼
屈膝禮
qu1 xi1 li3
 
- curtsy
 
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丧礼
喪禮
sang1 li3
 
- funeral
 
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圣灰瞻礼日
聖灰瞻禮日
sheng4 hui1 zhan1 li3 ri4
 
- Ash Wednesday
 
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圣礼
聖禮
sheng4 li3
 
- Holy sacrament; Christian rite (esp. Protestant); also called 聖事|圣事 by Catholics
 
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施礼
施禮
shi1 li3
 
- to salute; to greet
 
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失礼
失禮
shi1 li3
 
- lacking in manners
 
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诗礼
詩禮
shi1 li3
 
- the Book of Songs 書經|书经 and Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记; a cultured well-read person
 
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收礼
收禮
shou1 li3
 
- to accept a gift; to receive presents
 
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寿礼
壽禮
shou4 li3
 
- birthday present (for an old person)
 
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受礼
受禮
shou4 li3
 
- to accept a gift; to acknowledge greetings
 
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送礼
送禮
song4 li3
 
- to give a present
 
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送礼会
送禮會
song4 li3 hui4
 
- shower (for bride, baby etc)
 
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晚礼服
晚禮服
wan3 li3 fu2
 
- evening dress
 
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无礼
無禮
wu2 li3
 
- rude; rudely
 
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洗礼
洗禮
xi3 li3
 
- baptism (lit. or fig.)
 
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下水礼
下水禮
xia4 shui3 li3
 
- launching ceremony
 
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先礼后兵
先禮後兵
xian1 li3 hou4 bing1
 
- peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
 
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谢礼
謝禮
xie4 li3
 
- honorarium; gift as thanks
 
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行军礼
行軍禮
xing2 jun1 li3
 
- military salute
 
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行礼
行禮
xing2 li3
 
- to salute; to make one's salutations
 
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行礼如仪
行禮如儀
xing2 li3 ru2 yi4
 
- to perform the ritual bows; to follow the customary ceremonies
 
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虚文浮礼
虛文浮禮
xu1 wen2 fu2 li3
 
- empty formality
 
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雅礼协会
雅禮協會
ya3 li3 xie2 hui4
 
- Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901
 
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叶礼庭
葉禮庭
ye4 li3 ting2
 
- Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
 
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仪礼
儀禮
yi2 li3
 
- Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记
 
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以礼相待
以禮相待
yi3 li3 xiang1 dai4
 
- to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
 
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有礼貌
有禮貌
you3 li3 mao4
 
- courteous; polite
 
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越礼
越禮
yue4 li3
 
- to overstep etiquette; not to observe priorities
 
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葬礼
葬禮
zang4 li3
 
- burial; funeral
 
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瞻礼日
瞻禮日
zhan1 li3 ri4
 
- the Lord's Day; Sunday
 
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证实礼
證實禮
zheng4 shi2 li3
 
- confirmation
 
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知礼
知禮
zhi1 li3
 
- to be well-mannered
 
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周礼
周禮
zhou1 li3
 
- the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
 
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做礼拜
做禮拜
zuo4 li3 bai4
 
- to go to church on Sunday (of Christians)