例

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

• 𠅜, 𣈙, 𡂲, 𥵘

• 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–
• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “例”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 352.
• 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “例”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 136.

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

• Go-on: れ (re)
• Kan-on: れい (rei, Jōyō)、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, said

   例(れい)の男(おとこ) ― rei no otoko ― said man

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).

• “^△例”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

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]

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. [3]

例: Hán Nôm readings: lệ

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