高丽纸

高麗紙

gāolízhǐ

noun

Meanings

1 Korean paper
2 a white, tough mulberry-bark paper traditionally used to paper windows

Characters

(in 高丽) Korea

Examples

HSK 7-9

老四合院的窗户还糊着高丽纸。

Lǎo sìhéyuàn de chuānghu hái hú zhe gāolízhǐ.

The old courtyard house's windows are still papered with Korean paper.

HSK 7-9

高丽纸坚韧耐用，书法家也喜欢用它写字。

Gāolízhǐ jiānrèn nàiyòng, shūfǎjiā yě xǐhuān yòng tā xiězì.

Korean paper is tough and durable; calligraphers also like to write on it.

Tips

usage

Same 丽 reading as in 高丽参 - the Goryeo dynasty name, lí not lì. The paper is made from mulberry bark and was historically imported into China for windows, ceilings, and calligraphy.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

丽 lì

纸 zhǐ