历
历
“history”
Radical: 厂
Strokes: 4
Level: HSK 3
How 历 is built — wrapping from top-left
厂
Cliff / factory · chǎng
A cliff — factories and raw things: 原 original, 厅 hall.
力
Strength · lì
A strong arm. Effort words: 加 add, 助 help, 努 strive.
Origin
calendar
Words with 历
历史 lìshǐ — history
经历 jīng lì — experience
简历 jiǎn lì — Curriculum Vitae (CV)
日历 rì lì — calendar
来历 lái lì — history
历代 lì dài — successive generations
历来 lì lái — always
农历 nóng lì — the traditional Chinese calendar
学历 xué lì — educational background
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