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{{character info}}
{{character info|0xf9b5}}
==Translingual==
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===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=9|rad=人|as=06|sn=8|four=22200|canj=OMNN|ids=⿰亻列}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|𭈖}}, {{l|mul|𠅜}}, {{l|mul|𣈙}}, {{l|mul|𱘷}}, {{l|mul|𫶸}}, {{l|mul|𡂲}}, {{l|mul|𫜗}}, {{l|mul|𥵘}}, {{l|mul|𭪪}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0101.240|dkj=00587|dj=0215.050|hdz=10146.080|uh=4F8B}}
{{Han ref|uh=F9B5}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|人|alt1=亻|列|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=lì
|m-s=ni4
|c=lai6
|c-t=lai5
|g=li5
|h=pfs=li;gd=li4
|j=li3
|mb=lī
|md=liê
|mn=xm,qz,jj,tw:lē/zz,zp:lī
|mn-t=li7
|mn-l=
|w=sh:6li
|w-j=
|x=li4
|x-l=
|x-h=
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=
|cat=n,a,v
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[example]]; [[instance]]
#: {{zh-co|舉例|to give an '''example'''}}
#: {{zh-co|以 ^陳 先生 為{wéi} 例|to use the case of Mr. Chen as an '''example'''}}
# [[case]]; [[instance]]
#: {{zh-co|病例|medical '''case'''}}
#: {{zh-x|例 不 十，法 不 立|If there are fewer than ten cases, then a rule should not be established based on them.}}
# [[precedent]]
#: {{zh-co|先例|precedent}}
#: {{zh-co|破例|to grant an exception}}
# [[rule]]; [[regulation]]
#: {{zh-co|條例|regulation}}
#: {{zh-co|唔 啱 例|to violate the '''regulations'''|C}}
# [[regular]]
#: {{zh-co|例會|'''regular''' meeting}}
# {{lb|zh|literary}} to [[compare]]; to [[contrast]]

====Synonyms====
* {{s|example}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|例子}}
* {{s|precedent}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|前例}}
* {{s|rule}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|規則}}
* {{s|to compare}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|進行比較}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|一例|下不為例|不成比例|例假|往例|年例|常例|例外|例如|常例錢|前例|事例|刊例|例行公事|例會|先例|則例|分例|恆例|姓名條例|慣例|惡例|例子|循例|例行|後不為例|律例|定例|俗例|例言|例假日|公例|實例|家例|古例|向例|契文舉例|例貢|例句|圖例|國際慣例|品例|例證|史無前例|反比例|例規|例監|判例|凡例|例題|按分比例|有例可援|破例|成例|比例尺|按例|案例|文例|病例|條例|格於成例|禁例|示例|法例|易例|正比例|打破慣例|發凡舉例|戰例|特例|照例話|攀例|沿例|照例|比例|援例|開先例|諸如此例|老例|罰例|舉例發凡|開例|釋例|變例|舉例|範例|通例|體例|違例|金石例|義例|配分比例|譜例|舊例|例年}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=4|rs=人06}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=れ
|kanon=れい
|on=れつ
|kun=たと-える, たぐい-, ためし-
}}

=====Compounds=====
{{der-top3}}
* {{ja-r|例%外|れい%がい|[[exception]]}}
* {{ja-r|例%規|れい%き|}}
* {{ja-r|例%刻|れい%こく|}}
* {{ja-r|例%祭|れい%さい|}}
* {{ja-r|例%示|れい%じ|[[exemplification]]; [[exemplify]]}}
* {{ja-r|例%年|れい%ねん|[[average]]/[[usual]] [[year]]}}
* {{ja-r|例%文|れい%ぶん|[[sample]]/[[example]] [[sentence]]}}
* {{ja-r|例%話|れい%わ|[[illustration]], [[parable]]}}
* [[例会]]
* [[例題]]
* [[例解]]
* [[例月]]
* [[例言]]
* [[例時]]
* [[例式]]
* [[例証]]
* [[例数]]
* [[例日]]
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===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|れい|yomi=kanon}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|れい|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR,SMK5}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|れい}}

# a [[custom]], [[usual]] practice, [[habit]]
#: {{synonyms|ja|慣例|tr=kanrei}}
#: {{ja-usex|'''例'''によって|'''れい''' に よって|as '''usual'''}}
#: {{ja-usex|'''例'''に無く|'''れい''' に なく|contrary to '''habit'''}}
#: {{ja-usex|メールで連%絡するのが'''例'''となっている。|メール で れん%らく する の が '''れい''' と なっている。|It has become '''customary practice''' to correspond by email.}}
# a [[precedent]]
#: {{ja-usex|'''例'''のない出%来%事|'''れい''' の ない で%き%ごと|an '''unprecedented''' incident}}
# the [[aforementioned]]
#: {{ja-usex|'''例'''の男|'''れい''' の おとこ|that man (who we were speaking about)}}
# a [[case]], an [[instance]], an [[illustration]], an [[example]]
#: {{synonyms|ja|一例|たとえ|tr1=ichirei|tr2=tatoe}}
#: {{ja-usex|'''例'''として|'''れい''' と して|for '''instance'''}}
#: {{ja-usex|'''例'''を示す|'''れい''' を しめす|give an '''example'''}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|ためし|yomi=k|alt=例し,様}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|ためし|acc=3|acc_ref=DJR,SMK5}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|ためし}}

# an [[instance]], an [[example]], a [[precedent]]
#: {{synonyms|ja|実例|先例|tr1=jitsurei|tr2=senrei}}
#: {{ja-usex|聞いた'''例'''がありません。|きいた '''ためし''' が ありません。|I have never heard of such a thing.}}

=====Usage notes=====
The most common reading is れい (rei).

===References===
{{reflist}}

==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|例}}. {{hanja-hunmong|례〯|lyěy|書式#상35A}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{q|initial position}} {{ko-hanja-pron|예|l=y}}
* {{q|non-initial position}} {{ko-hanja-pron|례}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|[[법식]]([[法式]])|례||예}}

# {{hanja form of|[[례]]/[[예]]|[[example]]}}
# {{hanja form of|[[례]]/[[예]]|[[rule]]; [[formalities]]; [[process]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}
* {{ko-l|전례|前例}}
* {{ko-l|선례|先例}}
* {{ko-l|관례|慣例}}
* {{ko-l|차례|次例}}
* {{ko-l|사례|事例}}
* {{ko-l|유례|類例}}
* {{ko-l|조례|條例}}
* {{ko-l|예외|例外}}
* {{ko-l|예년|例年}}
* {{ko-l|비례|比例}}
* {{ko-l|연례|年例}}
* {{ko-l|예규|例規}}
* {{ko-l|범례|凡例}}
* {{ko-l|판례|判例}}
* {{ko-l|예시|例示}}
* {{ko-l|실례|實例}}
* {{ko-l|특례|特例}}
* {{ko-l|예문|例文}}
* {{ko-l|예제|例題}}
* {{ko-l|범례|範例}}
* {{ko-l|용례|用例}}
* {{ko-l|이례|異例}}
* {{ko-l|예화|例話}}
* {{ko-l|일례|一例}}
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===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|271}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=lệ|rs=人06}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=人06}}