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历

lì

HSK 3 Character Traditional 曆

What 历 means

1. calendar

Other readings

历 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• lìto experience; to undergo; to pass through
• lìold variant of {历|lì}; old variant of {历|lì}
• lìold variant of {历|lì}

Example sentences

• 我教历史。
  I teach history.
• 我喜欢历史。
  I like history.
• 汤姆教历史。
  Tom teaches history.
• 我讨厌历史。
  I hate history.
• 历史自会重演。
  Lìshǐ zì huì chóngyǎn.
  History repeats itself.
• 他教我们历史。
  He teaches us history.

Words starting with 历

• 历史lì shǐhistory
• 历来lì láialways; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time
• 历代lì dàisuccessive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties
• 历史上lì shǐ shànghistorical; in history
• 历程lì chéngcourse; process
• 历经lì jīngto experience; to go through
• 历时lì shíto last; to take (time); period
• 历年lì niánover the years; bygone years
• 历史性lì shǐ xìnghistoric
• 历史学家lì shǐ xué jiāhistorian
• 历险lì xiǎnto experience adventures
• 历届lì jièall previous (meetings, sessions etc)
• 历历在目lì lì zài mùvivid in one's mind (idiom)
• 历任lì rèn(of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive…
• 历史学lì shǐ xuéhistory
• 历次lì cìeach (item in sequence); successive
• 历尽lì jìnto have experienced a lot of; to have been through
• 历练lì liànto learn through experience; experience; practiced
• 历法lì fǎcalendar science; calendar system
• 历数lì shù(literary) movements of celestial bodies; destiny; calendar system
• 历史剧lì shǐ jùhistorical drama
• 历书lì shūalmanac
• 历下区Lì xià QūLixia, a district of Jinan City 济南市
• 历城区Lì chéng QūLicheng, a district of Jinan City 济南市

Words containing 历

• 经历jīng lìto experience; to go through; experience
• 简历jiǎn lìcurriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes
• 日历rì lìcalendar
• 学历xué lìeducational background; academic qualifications
• 农历nóng lìthe traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar
• 来历lái lìhistory; antecedents; origin
• 亲历qīn lìto personally experience
• 病历bìng lìmedical record; case history
• 阅历yuè lìto experience; experience
• 游历yóu lìto tour; to travel
• 资历zī lìqualifications; experience; seniority
• 万历Wàn lìreign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619)
• 阴历yīn lìlunar calendar
• 挂历guà lìwall calendar
• 履历lǚ lìbackground (academic and work); curriculum vitae; résumé
• 阳历yáng lìsolar calendar; Western (Gregorian) calendar
• 年历nián lìcalendar; diary
• 公历gōng lìGregorian calendar; solar calendar
• 台历tái lìdesk calendar
• 履历表lǚ lì biǎocurriculum vitae (CV); resume
• 新历xīn lìGregorian calendar; solar calendar
• 星历xīng lìastronomic calendar
• 月历yuè lìmonthly calendar
• 西历xī lìGregorian calendar; Western calendar

Characters that look like 历

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

• 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need…
• 册cèbook; booklet; classifier for books
• 厉lìstrict; severe
• 囚qiúprisoner
• 匝zā(literary) to encircle; to go around; to surround; (literary) whole; full…
• 叵pǒnot; thereupon

Sounds the same

Read lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 力power; force; strength
• 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
• 吏minor government official or functionary (old)