罹 (lí): to suffer from

Meanings

1 to suffer from
2 to meet with (misfortune)
3 to be afflicted by

Characters

罹

lí

to suffer from; meet with

Examples

灾难中许多人罹重病。

Zāinàn zhōng xǔduō rén lí zhòngbìng.

Many people were afflicted with serious illness during the disaster.

他不幸罹难于一场严重的车祸。

Tā búxìng línàn yú yì chǎng yánzhòng de chēhuò.

He sadly fell victim to a serious traffic accident.

Tips

usage

A formal, written word for being struck by misfortune. Common in 罹难 ('to die in a disaster') and 罹患 ('to be afflicted with an illness').

Components

radical

罒 wǎng

net (radical form)

The net radical on top, the flattened form of 网 (net). Being 'caught' by misfortune, as if snared in a net, is exactly the image, the same family as 罗.

semantic

忄 xīn

heart (radical form)

The upright heart, the side form of 心. It adds the inner suffering and grief that comes with being struck by hardship.

phonetic

隹 zhuī

short-tailed bird; phonetic

A short-tailed bird, the right element under the net, contributing the phonetic root that connects this character to its sound family with 惟.

Stroke Order

罹 lí

Related Words

罹难 línàn #41,968

to die in a disaster or accident / to perish / to be killed in a calamity

遭到 zāodào HSK 6 #3,898

to suffer; to encounter (something negative) / to meet with; to be subjected to

患 huàn HSK 7-9 #3,130

to suffer / misfortune / trouble

遭 zāo #3,002

to meet with (misfortune) / classifier for times

蒙 méng HSK 6 #2,830

to cover; to put a cover on / to receive (a favor); to be granted / to suffer (a misfortune); to be subjected to / ignorant; uncultured

遭殃 zāoyāng HSK 7-9 #12,958

to suffer a disaster / to suffer calamity / to be hit by misfortune

迎接 yíngjiē HSK 3 #4,787

to welcome / to greet / to meet (someone arriving)

相遇 xiāngyù HSK 7-9 #5,075

to meet (by chance) / to encounter

赔 péi HSK 5 #5,084

to compensate; to pay for a loss / to suffer a (financial) loss

遭受 zāoshòu HSK 6 #4,307

to suffer; to sustain; to undergo (hardship)