俚 meaning and stroke order
Rustic, vulgar, unpolished; mean
How to write 俚, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 俚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- rustic
- vulgar
- unrefined
- abbr. for 俚語|俚语[li3 yu3], slang
How 俚 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Person.
亻 gives the meaning and 里 hints at the sound.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 俚
A person 亻 from the village 里 (lǐ) speaks in a plain, rustic way. The person side gives the meaning and 里 gives the sound lǐ.
俚 almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. You will mostly see it in 俚语 (lǐyǔ, slang) and in literary words like 俚俗 (lǐsú, vulgar, folksy). Example: 这是一句北京俚语。(Zhè shì yí jù Běijīng lǐyǔ.) This is a piece of Beijing slang.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 里语 and leave off the person radical, but slang is always written 俚语. Also do not mix up 俚 with 狸 (lí, as in 狐狸), which has the animal radical and a second tone.
Common words with 俚
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 俚语 | lǐyǔ | slang |
俚 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 俚
How many strokes are in 俚?
俚 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 俚 mean?
俚 (lǐ) means rustic, vulgar, unpolished; mean. A common word with it is 俚语 (lǐyǔ), meaning "slang".
How do you pronounce 俚?
俚 is pronounced lǐ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 俚?
The radical of 俚 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 俚 under this radical.
What is the difference between 俚语 and 方言?
俚语 (lǐyǔ) means informal slang words and expressions. 方言 (fāngyán) means a whole regional dialect, with its own sounds and grammar.
Does 俚 sound insulting when describing someone's speech?
In words like 俚俗 it can suggest speech is unrefined or coarse, so it carries a mild negative tone. In 俚语 it is neutral and simply means slang.