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Characters, words, pinyin or English

列 liè line up

line up; a line; to arrange; series; row

How to remember 列: 歹 bare bones + 刂 knife = line up. At the museum the kids find the bare bones of a dinosaur and a stone knife, and help the curator line up everything behind glass.

  • 500. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 6 strokes
  • Radical 刀

Component breakdown

列 = 歹 bare bones + 刂 knife

  • 歹 bare bones
  • 刂 knife
The Gushi story

At the museum the kids find the bare bones of a dinosaur and a stone knife, and help the curator line up everything behind glass.

How it came to be

Bare bones, with a knife beside them. An animal cut apart and the pieces laid out in order. The cutting apart and the laying in a row are one action.

How it is used

  • 'To line up, arrange; a row/series'. 排列 (páiliè) = arrange in order; 列举 (lièjǔ) = to list/enumerate items.
  • 系列 (xìliè) = a series: 一系列问题 (yíxìliè wèntí) a series of problems; 列车 (lièchē) = a train.
  • 并列 (bìngliè) = to be side by side / tied (in ranking).

Characters built with 列

Words with 列

Example sentences

  • 请把蜡烛顺次排列。 Qǐng bǎ làzhú shùncì páiliè.Please arrange these candles in order.