例
例
“precedent”
Radical: 亻
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK 3
How 例 is built — side by side
亻
Person radical (亻) · rén zì páng
A standing person leaning left — actions and people words use it: 你 you, 他 he, 休 rest.
列
component
Origin
person
Words with 例
例如 lìrú — for instance
例如 lì rú — for example
比例 bǐ lì — proportion
案例 àn lì — case (law)
惯例 guàn lì — conventional
例外 lì wài — (make an) exception
破例 pò lì — to make an exception
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