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俪

儷
lì
noun #93,739

Meanings

  1. 1 husband and wife; a married couple
  2. 2 paired; matched

Examples

HSK 5
他送新人一张俪影。
Tā sòng xīnrén yì zhāng lìyǐng.
He gave the newlyweds a photo of the two of them.
HSK 7-9
全家祝这对伉俪白头偕老。
Quánjiā zhù zhè duì kànglì báitóu-xiélǎo.
The whole family wishes the happy couple a long life together.

Tips

usage
Formal and literary. 伉俪 is a respectful word for a married couple, often on wedding cards; 俪影 is a flattering term for a couple's photo together.

Components

radical
亻 rén
person
Left-side person radical, the side form of 人. A couple is two people, so the person radical anchors the 'pair / partner' meaning.
phonetic
丽 lì
beautiful; paired
Right side 丽 supplies the sound lì and also fits the sense - 丽 itself once pictured a matched pair, reinforcing 'couple'.

Stroke Order

俪 lì