籬 meaning and stroke order

lí

Bamboo fence; fence, hedge

Strokes24
Pinyinlí
ToneTone 2

How to write 籬, stroke by stroke

24 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 籬

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

lísecond tone (rising)
  1. a fence

How 籬 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bamboo.

component+lírare beast

⺮ gives the meaning and 離 hints at the sound.

Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.

Common words with 籬

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
籬笆líbafence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)

Questions about 籬

How many strokes are in 籬?

籬 is written with 24 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 籬 mean?

籬 (lí) means bamboo fence; fence, hedge. A common word with it is 篱笆 (líba), meaning "fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)".

How do you pronounce 籬?

籬 is pronounced lí, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 籬?

The radical of 籬 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 籬 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 籬?

籬 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 篱, used in mainland China and Singapore.