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例 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人一弓弓 (OMNN), four-corner 2220₀, composition ⿰亻列)

• 𭈖, 𠅜, 𣈙, 𱘷, 𫶸, 𡂲, 𫜗, 𥵘, 𭪪

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 101, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 587
• Dae Jaweon: page 215, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 146, character 8
• Unihan data for U+4F8B

• Unihan data for U+F9B5

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reds) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 列 (OC *red).

例

1. example; instance

   舉例／举例  ―  jǔlì  ―  to give an example

   以陳先生為例／以陈先生为例  ―  yǐ Chén xiānshēng wéi lì  ―  to use the case of Mr. Chen as an example

2. case; instance

   病例  ―  bìnglì  ―  medical case

   例不十，法不立  ―  lì bù shí, fǎ bù lì  ―  If there are fewer than ten cases, then a rule should not be established based on them.

3. precedent

   先例  ―  xiānlì  ―  precedent

   破例  ―  pòlì  ―  to grant an exception

4. rule; regulation

   條例／条例  ―  tiáolì  ―  regulation

   唔啱例 [Cantonese]  ―  m⁴ ngaam¹ lai⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  to violate the regulations

5. regular

   例會／例会  ―  lìhuì  ―  regular meeting

6. (literary) to compare; to contrast

• (example):

• (precedent):

• (rule):

• (to compare):

• “例”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

例

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

• Go-on: れ (re)
• Kan-on: れい (rei, Jōyō)
• On: れつ (retsu)
• Kun: たとえる (tatoeru, 例える, Jōyō)、たぐい (tagui, 例)、ためし (tameshi, 例)

• (Tokyo) れー [réꜜè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ː]

例(れい) • (rei) 

1. a custom, usual practice, habit

   Synonym: 慣例 (kanrei)

   例(れい)によって

   rei ni yotte

   as usual

   例(れい)に無(な)く

   rei ni naku

   contrary to habit

   メールで連(れん)絡(らく)するのが例(れい)となっている。

   Mēru de renraku suru no ga rei to natteiru.

   It has become customary practice to correspond by email.

2. a precedent

   例(れい)のない出(で)来(き)事(ごと)

   rei no nai dekigoto

   an unprecedented incident

3. the aforementioned

   例(れい)の男(おとこ)

   rei no otoko

   that man (who we were speaking about)

4. a case, an instance, an illustration, an example

   Synonyms: 一例 (ichirei), たとえ (tatoe)

   例(れい)として

   rei to shite

   for instance

   例(れい)を示(しめ)す

   rei o shimesu

   give an example

• (Tokyo) ためし [tàméshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠me̞ɕi]

例(ためし) • (tameshi) 

1. an instance, an example, a precedent

   Synonyms: 実例 (jitsurei), 先例 (senrei)

   聞(き)いた例(ためし)がありません。

   Kīta tameshi ga arimasen.

   I have never heard of such a thing.

The most common reading is れい (rei).

From Middle Chinese 例 (MC ljejH). Recorded as Middle Korean 례〯 (lyěy) (Yale: lyěy) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

• (initial position)
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [je̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [예(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
• (non-initial position)
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾje̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [례]

Wikisource

例 (eumhun 법식(法式) 례, word-initial (South Korea) 법식(法式) 예)

1. hanja form^? of 례/예 (“example”)
2. hanja form^? of 례/예 (“rule; formalities; process”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

例: Hán Nôm readings: lệ

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