restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties; (any number of possible translations)
trad. 克己復禮
Also written 克己復禮【kè jǐ fù lǐ】
Characters in this word
4克
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abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia, (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia
- Pinyin
- Kè
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1495 of 2500
己
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self, oneself, sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1], sixth in order, letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc, hexa
- Pinyin
- jǐ
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 7684 of 2500
复
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to go and return, to return, to resume, to return to a normal or original state, to repeat, again, to recover, to restore, to turn over, to reply, to answer, to reply to a letter, to retaliate, to carry out
- Pinyin
- fù
- Traditional
- 復
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 34569 of 2500
礼
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surname Li, abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
- Pinyin
- Lǐ
- Traditional
- 禮
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 11331 of 2500