惯例
Old HSK 6
惯例 (guànlì) · usual practice
惯例 (guànlì) means “usual practice; convention”. It is written with 2 characters: 惯 (habit) + 例 (precedent). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 惯例 is built
The characters
惯 guàn · habit
What 惯 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 贯guàn — to pierce
- 毌guàn — old form of 貫
- 十 — ten
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 毌guàn — old form of 貫
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 贯 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
例 lì · precedent
What 例 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 列liè — a line
- 歹dǎi — corpse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夕xī — evening
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 歹dǎi — corpse
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 列 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
按照惯例，会议九点开始。Ànzhào guànlì, huìyì jiǔ diǎn kāishǐ.As usual, the meeting starts at nine.
过年发红包是我们家的惯例。Guònián fā hóngbāo shì wǒmen jiā de guànlì.Giving red envelopes at New Year is our family custom.
Questions about 惯例
What does 惯例 mean?
惯例 (guànlì) means “usual practice; convention”.
How do you pronounce 惯例?
惯例 is pronounced guànlì.
Which HSK level is 惯例?
惯例 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 习惯xíguànhabit
- 例如lìrúfor example
- 例子lìziexample
- 比例bǐlìproportion
- 案例ànlìcase
- 例外lìwàiexception
- 破例pòlìto make an exception
- 举例jǔlìto give an example
Learn 惯例 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.