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lì

Rank #4232

Definitions

lì to bend; to violate; to go against; ruthless and tyrannical

Etymology

Depicts a dog (犬) bending its body to get out from under a door (户).

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Composed characters:

Component: 户

Component: 犬

Components

户犬

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