歷 (lik6 | li4) : undergo; successive

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歷

lik6

li4

[1] [v] undergo; go through; [v,n] experience
[2] [adj] successive; all previous/preceding
[3] [adv] one by one; one after another

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 止 (#77)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

歷 / 历

This word has been viewed 7621 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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歷史 lik6 si2 li4 shi3 = history

學歷 hok6 lik6 xue2 li4 = school record; academic record

經歷 ging1 lik6 jing1 li4 = to experience; to go through

歷來 lik6 loi4 li4 lai2 = always, of all time; throughout

歷時 lik6 si4 li4 shi2 = [1] to last; [2] to take (time); [3] period

身歷聲 san1 lik6 seng1 shen1 li4 sheng1 = stereo, stereophonic

病歷 beng6 lik6 bing4 li4 = medical record; case history

來歷 loi4 lik6 lai2 li4 = history; antecedents; origin

歷來最低點 lik6 loi4 zeoi3 dai1 dim2 li4 lai2 zui4 di1 dian3 = all time low (point)

歷史久遠 lik6 si2 gau2 jyun5 li4 shi3 jiu3 yuan3 = ancient history
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漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

國立歷史博物館
National Museum of History
[(Name used by Taiwan)]

雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.

考古學係一門研究人類文化同歷史嘅學科粵
Archeology is a science that studies human cultures and history

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Decimal representation of this word: 歷
Unicode code for this character: U+6b77 (off-site link)

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