儷 (lì) - Lì — beautiful & paired

儷Tone 4

lì ｜ 21 strokes ｜ radical:

俊梁

儷 · lì

Lì — beautiful;

paired;

couple;

spouse;

harmonious pair;

elegant and graceful.

Lì — beautifulpairedcouple

Usage highlights

married couplebeautiful pairparallel proseelegant writingharmonious couplespouse

Synonyms

  • 美— beautiful
  • 配— match, pair
  • 偶— couple, pair
  • 双— double, pair

Antonyms

  • 单— single, alone
  • 独— solitary, alone
  • 孤— lonely, solitary

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • They are a beautiful couple (伉俪).
  • The dancers moved in perfect harmony (俪影双双).
  • This is a parallel couplet (骈俪文).
  • She wrote a eulogy for her late husband (悼俪文).

Collocations

  • married couple(伉俪)
  • beautiful pair(俪影)
  • parallel prose(骈俪)
  • elegant writing(俪辞)
  • harmonious couple(俪偶)
  • spouse(俪侣)

Idioms

  • A harmonious married couple(伉俪情深)
  • Beautiful paired shadows(俪影双双)
  • Elegant parallel prose(骈俪之文)
  • Perfectly matched pair(珠联璧合)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally meant 'paired' or 'couple', derived from the concept of two matching things.
  • In literature, refers to parallel prose (骈文) where phrases are balanced and antithetical.
  • Commonly used in formal contexts to describe harmonious marital relationships.
  • Considered an elegant character with classical connotations of beauty and harmony.

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