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俪

lì

Character Traditional 儷

What 俪 means

1. bound formpaired; coupled
2. bound formhusband and wife

Words starting with 俪

• 俪影lì yǐngphoto of a (married) couple

Words containing 俪

• 伉俪kàng lì(literary) husband and wife; married couple
• 伉俪情深kàng lì qíng shēnmarried couple very much in love; deep conjugal love
• 骈俪pián lìparallel (sentences); parallel prose

Characters built on 丽

These share the phonetic component 丽 (lì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 骊líblack horse; jet steed; good horse
• 鹂líChinese oriole
• 逦lǐwinding
• 郦Lìsurname Li; ancient place name
• 鲡líused in 鳗鲡

Characters that look like 俪

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 健jiànhealthy; to invigorate; to strengthen
• 颁bānto promulgate; to send out; to issue
• 俱jù(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together…
• 侣lǚcompanion
• 悟wùto comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
• 倔juéused in 倔强

Sounds the same

Read lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 力power; force; strength
• 历calendar
• 利sharp; favorable; advantage
• 例example; precedent; rule
• 励to encourage; to urge
• 丽beautiful
• 厉strict; severe
• 立to stand; to set up; to establish
• 粒grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects…
• 隶(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate…
• 俐used in 伶俐
• 莉used in 茉莉; used in the transliteration of female names