率 meaning and stroke order
(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
How to write 率, stroke by stroke
11 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 率
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
- to lead
- to command
- rash
- hasty
- frank
- straightforward
How 率 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A string 幺 vibrating in an instrument 亠十.
Radical: 玄 (deep), shared by 2 characters on this site.
How to remember 率
Picture a string 幺 stretched in the middle of an instrument, with a top piece 亠 and a crossbar 十 holding it in place. The string vibrates at a steady rate, so 率 (lǜ) means rate or ratio, and the player who leads the music gives you 率 (shuài), to lead.
As lǜ, 率 is a bound form that appears at the end of words for rates and ratios, such as 效率 (xiàolǜ, efficiency), 汇率 (huìlǜ, exchange rate) and 概率 (gàilǜ, probability). As shuài, it means to lead, as in 率领 (shuàilǐng) and 率先 (shuàixiān). Example: 今天的汇率是多少？(Jīntiān de huìlǜ shì duōshǎo?) What is today's exchange rate?
Common mistake: Learners often read every 率 as lǜ, but in 率领 and 率先 it is shuài. A quick rule: when 率 ends a word about a rate it is lǜ, and when it starts a word about leading it is shuài.
Common words with 率
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 效率 | xiàolǜ | efficiency | HSK 4 |
| 率先 | shuàixiān | to take the lead; to show initiative | HSK 4 |
| 汇率 | huìlǜ | exchange rate | HSK 4 |
| 率领 | shuàilǐng | to lead; to command | HSK 5 |
| 频率 | pínlǜ | frequency | HSK 7-9 |
| 几率 | jīlǜ | probability; odds | HSK 7-9 |
| 收视率 | shōushìlǜ | ratings (of a TV show) | HSK 7-9 |
| 概率 | gàilǜ | probability (math.) | HSK 7-9 |
| 坦率 | tǎnshuài | frank; candid; straightforward | HSK 7-9 |
| 功率 | gōnglǜ | power (rate of doing work, measured in watts) | HSK 7-9 |
| 利率 | lìlǜ | interest rate | HSK 7-9 |
| 成功率 | chénggōnglǜ | HSK 7-9 | |
| 失业率 | shīyèlǜ | unemployment rate | HSK 7-9 |
| 表率 | biǎoshuài | example; model | HSK 7-9 |
率 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 率
Learning 率 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 率
How many strokes are in 率?
率 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 率 mean?
率 (lǜ) means (bound form) ratio; rate; proportion. A common word with it is 效率 (xiàolǜ), meaning "efficiency".
How do you pronounce 率?
率 is pronounced lǜ, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 率?
The radical of 率 is 玄, which carries the idea of "deep". Dictionaries list 率 under this radical.
Is 率 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 率 is part of the HSK 4 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 率 (lǜ) and 律 (lǜ)?
They sound the same but mean different things. 率 is a rate or ratio, as in 频率 (pínlǜ, frequency), while 律 means law or rule, as in 法律 (fǎlǜ, law).
What does 直率 mean and how is it pronounced?
直率 is read zhíshuài and means frank or straightforward. Here 率 uses its shuài sense of being direct, which is also seen in 坦率 (tǎnshuài, candid).