礼 lǐ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
礼物
lǐwù
gift
Characters in this word
物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 牛 ox, cow, bull 勿 must not, do not
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这是礼物。 Zhè shì lǐwù. This is a gift.
- 我买了礼物。 Wǒ mǎi le lǐwù. I bought a gift.
- 礼物很漂亮。 Lǐwù hěn piàoliang. The gift is very pretty.