历 (lì) — calendar (bound form); chronology; calculation of time (bound form)
Definition
历 is a bound form meaning 'calendar' or 'chronology' — it only appears in compounds like 日历, 农历, 历法, never alone.
bound form
calendar (bound form)chronologycalculation of time (bound form)
Examples
- 。Qǐng chá yí xià rì lì.Please check the calendar.
- 。Zhōng guó nóng lì xīn nián shì zhòng yào de jié rì.Chinese Lunar New Year is an important holiday.
- 。Zhè ge lì fǎ yǐ jīng yòng le hěn jiǔ.This calendar system has been used for a long time.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 歷; 历 is its simplified writing.
The simplified 历 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (简历, 经历) it is 歷; in others (日历) it is 曆.
Sound part声符shēngfú
厤
厤lì歷lì
Same sound today
The form 歷 pairs 止 with the sound part 厤.
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