礼貌 (lǐmào) · manners

礼貌 (lǐmào) means “manners; polite; politeness”. It is written with 2 characters: 礼 (courtesy) + 貌 (countenance). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 礼貌 is built

The characters

礼 lǐ · courtesy

What 礼 is made of

礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
  - 丶 — dot
乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: 礻 gives the meaning, 乚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

貌 mào · countenance

What 貌 is made of

豸zhì — badger
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 犭quǎn — dog
皃mào — countenance
- 白bái — white
  - 日rì — sun; day
- 儿ér — child
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke

Example sentences

这个孩子很有礼貌。Zhègè háizi hěn yǒu lǐmào.This child is very polite.

这样说话有礼貌吗？Zhèyàng shuōhuà yǒu lǐmào ma?Is it polite to speak like this?

Questions about 礼貌

What does 礼貌 mean?

礼貌 (lǐmào) means “manners; polite; politeness”.

How do you pronounce 礼貌?

礼貌 is pronounced lǐmào.

Which HSK level is 礼貌?

礼貌 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.

Related words

Learn 礼貌 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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