利 lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 禾 cereal, grain, rice 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
利息
lìxī
interest
Characters in this word
息 xī
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 利息很高。 Lì xī hěn gāo. The interest is very high.
- 这个利息低。 Zhè ge lì xī dī. This interest rate is low.
- 我付利息。 Wǒ fù lì xī. I pay interest.