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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 礼义廉耻
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 礼义廉耻 | lǐ yì lián chǐ | - sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2]) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 87,914 | 55,184 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 礼 | lǐ | - surname Li - abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3ji4], Classic of Rites |
| 礼 | lǐ | - gift - rite - ceremony - CL:份[fen4] - propriety - etiquette - courtesy |
| 义 | yì | - surname Yi - (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4]) |
| 义 | yì | - justice - righteousness - meaning - foster (father etc) - adopted - artificial (tooth, limb etc) - relationship - friendship |
| 廉 | lián | - surname Lian |
| 廉 | lián | - incorruptible - honest - inexpensive - to investigate (old) - side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old) |
| 廉 | lián | - old variant of 廉[lian2] |
| 廉 | lián | - old variant of 廉[lian2] |
| 耻 | chǐ | - (bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace |
Other Words Containing 礼义廉耻
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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