Usage of the character 禮

the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man

jìlǐ

祭礼

[祭禮]

sacrificial offerings
worship
religious rite

lǐsú

礼俗

[禮俗]

etiquette
custom

miǎnlǐ

免礼

[免禮]

(formal) you may dispense with curtseying

zènglǐ

赠礼

[贈禮]

present; gift

shòulǐ

受礼

[受禮]

to accept a gift
to acknowledge greetings

lǐràng

礼让

[禮讓]

to show consideration for (others)
to yield to (another vehicle etc)
courtesy
comity

Chónglǐ

崇礼

[崇禮]

Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

jūlǐ

拘礼

[拘禮]

to stand on ceremony
punctilious

dìnglǐ

定礼

[定禮]

betrothal gift
bride-price

lǐbīn

礼宾

[禮賓]

protocol
official etiquette

Lǐjīng

礼经

[禮經]

Classic of Rites (same as 禮記／礼记 ( Lǐjì))

huánlǐ

还礼

[還禮]

to return a politeness
to present a gift in return

lǐzhì

礼制

[禮制]

etiquette
system of rites

jūlǐ

居礼

[居禮]

see 居里 (jūlǐ)

lǐmào

礼帽

[禮帽]

Western-style man's hat

huílǐ

回礼

[回禮]

to return a greeting
to send a gift in return

xiànlǐ

献礼

[獻禮]

to offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion); to dedicate
an offering; a tribute

lǐbài

礼拜

[禮拜]

to attend a religious service
(coll.) week
(coll.) Sunday

lǐjiào

礼教

[禮教]

Confucian code of ethics

lǐwù

礼物

[禮物]

gift; present
CL:件 (jiàn),個／个 (gè),份 (fèn)

kànglǐ

抗礼

[抗禮]

to behave informally as equals
not to stand on ceremony

shēnglǐ

牲礼

[牲禮]

(religion) to sacrifice
sacrifice
animal offered as sacrifice

lǐpào

礼炮

[禮炮]

gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)
salvo

lǐfǎ

礼法

[禮法]

etiquette
ceremonial rites

lǐhuā

礼花

[禮花]

fireworks

lǐzàn

礼赞

[禮讚]

to praise
well done, bravo!

Lǐxiàn

礼县

[禮縣]

Li county in Longnan 隴南／陇南 ( Lǒngnán), Gansu

jìnglǐ

敬礼

[敬禮]

to salute
salute

hūnlǐ

婚礼

[婚禮]

wedding ceremony
wedding
CL:場／场 (chǎng)

dálǐ

答礼

[答禮]

to return a courtesy
return gift

bólǐ

薄礼

[薄禮]

my meager gift (humble)

lǐjié

礼节

[禮節]

etiquette

xúnlǐ

巡礼

[巡禮]

to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site)
to go on a sightseeing tour

lǐmào

礼貌

[禮貌]

courtesy; politeness; manners
courteous; polite

sānglǐ

丧礼

[喪禮]

funeral

lǐjīn

礼金

[禮金]

monetary gift

jiānxìnlǐ

坚信礼

[堅信禮]

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

yèlǐtíng

叶礼庭

[葉禮庭]

Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

Lǐpào Hào

礼炮号

[禮炮號]

Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series

bànshǒulǐ

伴手礼

[伴手禮]

gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)

ànshǒulǐ

按手礼

[按手禮]

ordination

sònglǐhuì

送礼会

[送禮會]

shower (for bride, baby etc)

Lǐbàisān

礼拜三

[禮拜三]

Wednesday

Lǐbàitiān

礼拜天

[禮拜天]

Sunday

Lǐquán Xiàn

礼泉县

[禮泉縣]

Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽／咸阳 ( Xiányáng), Shaanxi

Lǐbàisì

礼拜四

[禮拜四]

Thursday

lǐbàitáng

礼拜堂

[禮拜堂]

chapel
church (Protestant)

lǐbīnbù

礼宾部

[禮賓部]

concierge department of a hotel or resort

Lǐbài'èr

礼拜二

[禮拜二]

Tuesday

xíngjūnlǐ

行军礼

[行軍禮]

military salute

lǐbīnyuán

礼宾员

[禮賓員]

concierge

zhèngshílǐ

证实礼

[證實禮]

confirmation

Mǎlǐxùn

马礼逊

[馬禮遜]

Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China

Lǐbàirì

礼拜日

[禮拜日]

Sunday

Lǐbàiwǔ

礼拜五

[禮拜五]

Friday

jiànmiànlǐ

见面礼

[見面禮]

gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time

Zhānlǐrì

瞻礼日

[瞻禮日]

the Lord's Day
Sunday

yǒulǐmào

有礼貌

[有禮貌]

courteous
polite

Chónglǐxiàn

崇礼县

[崇禮縣]

Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

chéngrénlǐ

成人礼

[成人禮]

coming of age ceremony

chǎnglǐbài

厂礼拜

[廠禮拜]

day off (work)

xiàshuǐlǐ

下水礼

[下水禮]

launching ceremony

Lǐbàiliù

礼拜六

[禮拜六]

Saturday

Jìnlǐhuì

浸礼会

[浸禮會]

Baptists

qūxīlǐ

屈膝礼

[屈膝禮]

curtsy

wǎnlǐfú

晚礼服

[晚禮服]

evening dress

zuòlǐbài

做礼拜

[做禮拜]

to worship; to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque)

jìnlǐjiào

浸礼教

[浸禮教]

Baptist (Christian sect)

Jiélǐrì

节礼日

[節禮日]

Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries

jiānzhènlǐ

坚振礼

[堅振禮]

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

xuānlǐtǎ

宣礼塔

[宣禮塔]

minaret

Lǐbàiyī

礼拜一

[禮拜一]

Monday

lǐbàiyíshì

礼拜仪式

[禮拜儀式]

liturgical

bēicíhòulǐ

卑辞厚礼

[卑辭厚禮]

humble expression for generous gift

xiānbīnghòulǐ

先兵后礼

[先兵後禮]

opposite of 先禮後兵／先礼后兵 (xiānlǐhòubīng)

lǐfèiyuèbēng

礼废乐崩

[禮廢樂崩]

see 禮崩樂壞／礼崩乐坏 (lǐbēngyuèhuài)

lǐyìliánchǐ

礼义廉耻

[禮義廉恥]

sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維／四维 (sìwéi))

cǐzhìjìnglǐ

此致敬礼

[此致敬禮]

respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)

lǐyuèbēnghuài

礼乐崩坏

[禮樂崩壞]

see 禮崩樂壞／礼崩乐坏 (lǐbēngyuèhuài)

nüxìnggēlǐ

女性割礼

[女性割禮]

female genital mutilation

bīnbīnyǒulǐ

彬彬有礼

[彬彬有禮]

refined and courteous
urbane

Jūlǐ Fūren

居礼夫人

[居禮夫人]

Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)

lǐhuàiyuèbēng

礼坏乐崩

[禮壞樂崩]

see 禮崩樂壞／礼崩乐坏 (lǐbēngyuèhuài)

kāimùdiǎnlǐ

开幕典礼

[開幕典禮]

opening ceremony

xūwénfúlǐ

虚文浮礼

[虛文浮禮]

empty formality

dǐnglǐmóbài

顶礼膜拜

[頂禮膜拜]

to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
(fig.) to worship
to bow down to

pòtǔdiǎnlǐ

破土典礼

[破土典禮]

ground breaking ceremony

lǐyízhībāng

礼仪之邦

[禮儀之邦]

a land of ceremony and propriety

lǐbùshàngshū

礼部尚书

[禮部尚書]

Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)

bìyèdiǎnlǐ

毕业典礼

[畢業典禮]

graduation ceremony; commencement exercises

kèjǐfùlǐ

克己复礼

[克己復禮]

restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
(any number of possible translations)

lǐbēngyuèhuài

礼崩乐坏

[禮崩樂壞]

rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray
cf. 禮樂／礼乐 (lǐyuè)

Yǎlǐ Xiéhuì

雅礼协会

[雅禮協會]

Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901

jìngxiánlǐshì

敬贤礼士

[敬賢禮士]

to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)

lǐshàngwǎnglái

礼尚往来

[禮尚往來]

lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
fig. to return politeness for politeness

lǐjiàochīrén

礼教吃人

[禮教吃人]

sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics

xiānlǐhòubīng

先礼后兵

[先禮後兵]

lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war

fēntíngkànglǐ

分庭抗礼

[分庭抗禮]

peer competition
to function as rivals
to make claims as an equal

lǐxiánxiàshì

礼贤下士

[禮賢下士]

respect for the wise

jiùzhídiǎnlǐ

就职典礼

[就職典禮]

inauguration

yǐlǐxiāngdài

以礼相待

[以禮相待]

to treat sb with due respect (idiom)

bówényuēlǐ

博文约礼

[博文約禮]

vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)

xínglǐrúyí

行礼如仪

[行禮如儀]

to perform the ritual bows
to follow the customary ceremonies

Shènghuīzhānlǐrì

圣灰瞻礼日

[聖灰瞻禮日]

Ash Wednesday

lǐduōrénbùguài

礼多人不怪

[禮多人不怪]

nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
courtesy costs nothing

lǐqīngrényìzhòng

礼轻人意重

[禮輕人意重]

slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

lǐqīngqíngyìzhòng

礼轻情意重

[禮輕情意重]

goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

lái'érbùwǎngfēilǐyě

来而不往非礼也

[來而不往非禮也]

not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)
to respond in kind

lǐqīngrényìzhòng,qiānlǐsòng'émáo

礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛

[禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛]

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

qiānlǐsòng'émáo,lǐqīngrényìzhòng

千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重

[千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重]

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

qiānlǐsòng'émáo,lǐqīngqíngyìzhòng

千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重

[千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重]

goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.