戾
to bend; to violate; to go against; ruthless and tyrannical
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,374 U+623E
Characters built with 戾 as their sound component
These characters all use 戾 (lì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戾 sound component | lì | perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant |
| 捩 | liè | to twist, to tear, to snap |
| 唳 | lì | a bird's cry |
Words containing 戾
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戾气 | lì qì | evil tendencies; vicious currents; antisocial behavior |
| 戾龙 | lì lóng | mythical evil serpent; evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12 |
| 暴戾 | bào lì | ruthless |
| 怪戾 | guài lì | see 乖戾[guai1 li4] |
| 凶戾 | xiōng lì | cruel; tyrannical |
| 违戾 | wéi lì | to violate; to go against |
| 暴戾恣睢 | bào lì zì suī | (idiom) cruel; ruthless; tyrannical |
| 乖戾 | guāi lì | perverse (behavior); disagreeable (character) |