历
calendar
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #705 U+5386
How 历 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
厤 (semantic, “calendar”) + 力 (phonetic, lì)
How to remember it
experience · Heisig RSH #737
cliff + muscle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 力
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 力 (lì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 力 sound component | lì | strength, power; capability, influence |
| 劣 | liè | low-quality, inferior, bad |
| 肋 | lèi | ribs; chest |
| 仂 | lè | excess, remainder, surplus |
| 艻 | lè | sweet basil |
| 阞 | lè | sedimentary layer; mineral vein |
Words containing 历
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亚历山大里亚 | Yà lì shān dà lǐ yà | Alexandria |
| 亚历山大 | Yà lì shān dà | Alexander (name); Alexandria (town name) |
| 来历不明 | lái lì bù míng | (idiom) of unknown origin; of dubious background |
| 高学历 | gāo xué lì | higher education record; record including Master's or Doctoral degree |
| 历下区 | Lì xià Qū | Lixia, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong |
| 历城区 | Lì chéng Qū | Licheng, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong |
| 行事历 | xíng shì lì | calendar; schedule |
| 亚历山大大帝 | Yà lì shān dà Dà dì | Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) |
| 大明历 | Dà míng lì | the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之 |
| 格列高利历 | Gé liè gāo lì lì | Gregorian calendar |
| 天路历程 | Tiān lù Lì chéng | Pilgrim's Progress, 1678 novel by John Bunyan (first Chinese translation 1851) |
| 历史学家 | lì shǐ xué jiā | historian |
| 历史人物 | lì shǐ rén wù | historical person |
| 亚历山大·杜布切克 | Yà lì shān dà · Dù bù qiē kè | Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969) |
| 四分历 | sì fēn lì | "quarter remainder" calendar, the first calculated Chinese calendar, in use from the Warri… |
| 历史新高 | lì shǐ xīn gāo | all-time high |
| 自然历史 | zì rán lì shǐ | natural history |
| 历史成本 | lì shǐ chéng běn | historic cost (accounting) |
| 学历 | xué lì | educational background; academic qualifications |
| 身历声 | shēn lì shēng | (Tw) stereophonic sound |