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施礼

shī lǐ

2-character word Traditional 施禮

What 施礼 means

1. to salute
2. to greet

The characters in 施礼

• 施shī(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc)…
• 礼lǐgift; rite; ceremony

Sounds the same

Read shī lǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 失礼to act discourteously; forgive me (for my impropriety)
• 诗礼the classics a Confucian scholar must read (such as The Book of Songs 诗经