礼 (禮) lǐ

1. lǐ noun propriety; social custom; manners; courtesy; etiquette
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Middle Chinese: lejX； In this sense, 礼 has the same meaning as 礼节. It is a central principle in Confucianism (FE '禮' 1; Guoyu '禮' n 1； Kroll 2015 '禮' 2; GHC '礼' 3; Sun 2006, loc. 1296). For example, 惡勇而無禮者 'He hates those who have valor merely, and are unobservant of propriety.' (Lunyu 17:24, trans. by Legge)
2. lǐ noun a ritual; a ceremony; a rite
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Especially, in the context of Confucianism (FE '禮' 2; GHC '礼' 1; Guoyu '禮' n 3; Yao 2000, p. 22) For example, 喪禮 'funeral rites' (Legge, 1885, 'Tan Gong II' in ”Classic of Rites”; 禮記‧檀弓下)
3. lǐ noun a present; a gift
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (FE '禮' 3; GHC '礼' 4; Guoyu '禮' n 4)
4. lǐ noun a bow
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '礼' 2; Guoyu '禮' n 2)
5. lǐ proper noun Li; Zhou Li; Yi Li; Li Ji
   Domain: Literature 文学 , Concept: Book 书
   Notes: An abbreviation for one of the books Rites of Zhou 周礼, Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 仪礼, or the Classic of Rites 礼记 (GHC '礼' 5; Guoyu '禮' n 5)
6. lǐ proper noun Li
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: A surname (FE '禮' 4; GHC '礼' 6; Guoyu '禮' n 6)
7. lǐ verb to give an offering in a religious ceremony
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 祭 (Guoyu '禮' v 1)
8. lǐ verb to respect; to revere
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 尊敬 (Guoyu '禮' v 2)

Contained in

• 圣灰瞻礼日(聖灰瞻禮日) Ash Wednesday
• 祭礼(祭禮) a sacrificial offering; worship; a religious rite
• 巡礼(巡禮) to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site); to go on a sightseeing tour
• 顶礼(頂禮) to bow in a kneeling position with head touching the ground
• 教礼(教禮) church rules
• 礼拜仪式(禮拜儀式) liturgical
• 笄礼(笄禮) ritual of binding a girl's hair with a hairpin at age 15
• 礼让(禮讓) to show consideration for (others); to yield to (another vehicle etc); courtesy; comity
• 成礼(成禮) to follow etiquette ; to marry ; to complete a ceremony
• 礼之用，和为贵(禮之用，和為貴) in practicing the rules of propriety, a harmony should be emphasized
• 有礼(有禮) to be courteous
• 下水礼(下水禮) launching ceremony
• 居礼(居禮) Curie ; curie
• 行礼(行禮) to salute; to greet
• 招携以礼(招攜以禮) encourage a leader with ritual propriety
• 宾礼(賓禮) guest rituals
• 坚信礼(堅信禮) Confirmation
• 揖礼(揖禮) cup one's hands in respect
• 富而好礼(富而好禮) though rich, loves propriety
• 礼金(禮金) monetary gift
• 做礼拜(做禮拜) to go to church on Sunday
• 礼赞(禮讚) to praise
• 人生礼仪(人生禮儀) rite of passage
• 有礼貌(有禮貌) courteous; polite
• 就职典礼(就職典禮) inauguration
• 中国为礼(中國為禮) the Central States should perform the appropriate ceremonies
• 毕业典礼(畢業典禮) graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
• 凶礼(凶禮) ominous rituals
• 敬礼(敬禮) to salute; to pay respect to ; to send a gift to
• 圣礼(聖禮) Holy sacrament; Christian rite
• 屈膝礼(屈膝禮) curtsy
• 克己复礼(克己復禮) restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
• 烦琐的礼节(煩瑣的禮節) tedious formalities
• 礼义(禮義) proper etiquette and right action
• 礼帽(禮帽) Western-style man's hat
• 礼拜六(禮拜六) Saturday
• 圣餐礼(聖餐禮) The Eucharist; Holy Communion; the Lord's Supper
• 礼拜天(禮拜天) Sunday
• 虚文浮礼(虛文浮禮) empty formality
• 晚礼服(晚禮服) evening dress
• 颜勤礼碑(顏勤禮碑) Yan Family Ceremony Inscription
• 破土典礼(破土典禮) ground breaking ceremony
• 瞻礼(瞻禮) to revere and worship

Also contained in

曲礼 、 三礼 、 礼记 、 小戴礼记 、 周礼 、 礼炮号 、 崇礼 、 礼县

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• 卷二十 志第十 禮中 Volume 20 Treatises 10: Rites Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 146
• 卷十四 志第四 禮一 Volume 14 Treatises 4: Rituals 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 136
• 卷二十六 志第六: 禮儀六 Volume 26 Treatises 6: Rites 6 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 131
• 卷二十一 志第一: 禮儀一 Volume 21 Treatises 1: Rites 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 130
• 卷七十三　志第二十四: 　祭祀二 Volume 73 Treatises 26: Offerings 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 128
• 卷二十五 志第五: 禮儀五 Volume 25 Treatises 5: Rites 5 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 123
• 卷二十一 志第十一 禮下 Volume 21 Treatises 11: Rites Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 118
• 卷十六 志第六 禮三 Volume 16 Treatises 6: Rituals 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 113
• 卷七十五　志第二十六: 　祭祀四 Volume 75 Treatises 28: Offerings 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 112
• 卷十五 志第五 禮二 Volume 15 Treatises 5: Rituals 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 110

Collocations

• 知礼 (知禮) 可謂知禮矣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 8
• 百礼 (百禮) 以洽百禮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧甫田之什‧賓之初筵 Minor odes of the kingdom - Fu Tian Zhi Shen - Bao Zhi Chu Yan — count: 5
• 大礼 (大禮) 君貺之以大禮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4
• 礼成 (禮成) 禮成而不反 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
• 弃礼 (棄禮) 上棄禮而不能行 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧魚藻之什‧瓠葉 Minor odes of the kingdom - Yu Zao Zhi Shen - Hu Ye — count: 3
• 之谓礼 (之謂禮) 子父不奸之謂禮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
• 礼不行 (禮不行) 不敬則禮不行 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2
• 讲礼 (講禮) 間朝以講禮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 2
• 不以礼 (不以禮) 進之不以禮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧清人 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Qing Ren — count: 2
• 臣礼 (臣禮) 以盡臣禮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 2