例

Translingual

Han character

例 (radical 9 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人一弓弓 (OMNN), four-corner 2220₀, composition ⿰亻列)

1. precedent, example
2. regulation

References

• KangXi: page 101, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 587
• Dae Jaweon: page 215, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 146, character 8
• Unihan data for U+4F8B

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Cantonese

Hanzi

例 (Yale lai6)

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Japanese

Noun

例 (hiragana れい, romaji rei)

例 (ためし, tameshi)

例し (ためし, tameshi)

The most common reading is れい (rei).

1. example, instance
   • 例を引く [挙げる]

     れいをひく[あげる]

     rei o hiku [ageru]

     cite [give] an example

2. illustration
3. case
4. custom, the usual
   • 例によって

     れいによって

     rei ni yotte

     as usual

   • 例に無く

     れいになく

     rei ni naku

     contrary to habit

5. precedent
6. that
   • 例の男

     れいのおとこ

     rei no otoko

     that man (who we were speaking about)

Kanji

例 (grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• On: れい (rei), れつ (retsu)
• Kun: たとえる (例える, tatoeru), たぐい (tagui), ためし (tameshi)

Compounds

• 例会
• 例解
• 例外
• 例規
• 例月
• 例言
• 例刻
• 例祭
• 例時
• 例示
• 例式
• 例証
• 例数
• 例題
• 例日
• 例年
• 例文
• 例話

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Korean

Hanja

例 (hangeul 례, revised rye, McCune-Reischauer rye)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

例 (pinyin lì (li4), Wade-Giles li⁴)

Compounds

• 例如

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Vietnamese

Han character

例 (lệ)