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Definition(s) for: 克己复礼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
克己复礼 kè jǐ fù lǐ - restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
- (any number of possible translations)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 56,832 88,641

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia
- (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia
- to be able to
- to subdue
- to restrain
- to overcome
- gram
- Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
- Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- variant of 克[ke4]
- to subdue
- to overthrow
- to restrain
- variant of 剋|克[ke4]
- self
- oneself
- sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
- sixth in order
- letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- hexa
- to go and return
- to return
- to resume
- to return to a normal or original state
- to repeat
- again
- to recover
- to restore
- to turn over
- to reply
- to answer
- to reply to a letter
- to retaliate
- to carry out
- to repeat
- to double
- to overlap
- complex (not simple)
- compound
- composite
- double
- diplo-
- duplicate
- overlapping
- to duplicate
- variant of 復|复[fu4]
- to reply to a letter
- surname Li
- abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3ji4], Classic of Rites
- gift
- rite
- ceremony
- CL:份[fen4]
- propriety
- etiquette
- courtesy

Other Words Containing 克己复礼

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo